Ding

Definitions

1. The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
2. An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
3. An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.
   Hong-Kong
4. an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian
   Australia, Western, ethnic, offensive, slur
5. A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou.
   historical
6. A surname from Mandarin or Eastern Min.
7. Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
   informal
8. The act of levelling up.
   colloquial, especially
9. A county of Republican China in Hebei Province.
   historical
10. A rejection.
    colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“Mike hit the bottom and picked up a little ding on his head.”

“If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board⟳. Here's a rough guide⟳ on how to repair⟳ them... If the ding is on the rail, run⟳ tape across the ding conforming to the rail curve, leaving a gap to pour⟳ in resin and make⟳ sure it is sealed to prevent⟳ resin escaping and forming dribbles.”

“I just got my first ding letter.”

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