chime
- Noun. (musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the '''chimes'''.
- Noun. An individual ringing component of such a set.
- Noun. A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
- Noun. The sound of such an instrument or device.
- Noun. A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.
- Verb. To make the sound of a chime.
- Verb. To agree; to correspond.
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