bell

US /bel/
UK /bel/
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a hollow, cup-shaped metallic instrument that rings when struck, typically by a clapper inside

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The church bell rang loudly.
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She heard the faint sound of a cow bell in the distance.
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the flared open end of a musical instrument, such as a trumpet or horn

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The sound came from the bell of the trumpet.
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He polished the brass bell of his saxophone.
1.

to attach a bell or bells to (something)

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They decided to bell the cat to know its whereabouts.
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The shepherd would bell his sheep so he could hear them in the fog.
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