bell in Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
bell in Urdu اُردُو
bell in English
- bell⇄adj. bell-like.
- bell⇄adj. shaped like a bell.
Ex. bell sleeves. - bell⇄bell (1), noun, verb, adjective,
- bell⇄bell (2), verb, noun.
- bell⇄expr. bell the cat, See under cat.
- bell⇄expr. bells, (Informal.) bell-bottom trousers.
Ex. Wives ... slipped into their striped bells, and pulled sweaters over their torsi (Donald Barthelme). - bell⇄expr. ring a bell, (Informal.) to evoke a response, as of the memory or of enthusiasm.
Ex. That old song rings a bell with his parents. - bell⇄expr. ring the bell, (Informal.) to score a hit; be a big success.
Ex. A pretty dress is sure to ring the bell with any little girl (New Yorker). - bell⇄expr. saved by the bell, (Informal.) saved from trouble by a chance piece of luck (from the former practice which allowed a count against a fallen boxer to be interrupted by the bell signaling the end of a round).
Ex. Any report that the party chai - bell⇄expr. with bells on, (U.S. Informal.) fully arrayed or prepared; readily; eagerly.
Ex. He's an honored guest at the Indianapolis 500, the Phoenix Rodeo, ... to name just a few events he attends with bells on (New Yorker). - bell⇄noun the cry of a deer at rutting time.
- bell⇄noun 1. a hollow metal cup that makes a musical sound when struck by a clapper or hammer. Typically, a bell has a flaring rim and is struck by a clapper suspended from the center of the interior.
2. anything that makes a ringing sound as a signal. - bell⇄v.i. 1. to swell out like a bell; flare.
2. to make the sound of a bell; toll. - bell⇄v.i., v.t. to bellow; roar; cry.
- bell⇄v.t. 1. to put a bell on; furnish with a bell.
Ex. We belled the sheep.
2. to cause to swell or bulge out like a bell.