A Quick and Simple Dictionary

ding

1. Noun.  (informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
2. Noun.  (colloquial) A rejection.
3. Verb.  (transitive) To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
4. Verb.  (transitive) To hit or strike.
5. Verb.  (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
6. Verb.  (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
7. Verb.  (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty.
8. Verb.  (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
9. Verb.  To eliminate a speller from a spelling bee by ringing (dinging) a bell.
10. Noun.  A high-pitched sound of a bell.
11. Verb.  (intransitive) To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
12. Noun.  Ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid; also called ting. Chinese: 鼎, pinyin: dǐng.