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bell

1. bell \'bel\ n [ME belle, fr. OE; akin to OE bellan to roar - more at 
   BELLOW)M 1: a hollow metallic device that vibrates and gives forth a 
   ringing sound w hen stuck 2: the sounding of a bell as a signal  3a: a bell 
   rung to tell the hour  3b: a stroke of such a bell esp. on shipboard  3c: 
   the time so indicated  3d: a half hour  4: something having the form of a 
   bell : as  4a: the corolla of a flower  4b: a flaring mouth of a wind 
   instrument  5a: a percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes 
   that when str uck give out tones resembling bells - usu. used in pl. 5b: 
   GLOCKENSPIEL 
2. bell vt 1: to provide with a bell  2: to make bell-mouthed  : to take 
   the form of a bell : FLARE  : to do a daring or risky deed  - bell the cat 
3. bell vi [ME bellen, fr. OE bellan] : to make a resonant bellowing or 
   baying sound 
4. bell n : BELLOW, ROAR