Bell | Mean of bell in English Dictionary

/ˈbɛl/

• Noun
• a hollow usually cup-shaped metal object that makes a ringing sound when it is hit
1. ring/sound/toll a bell
2. We heard the church bells ringing.
3. The school bell clanged.
4. a dinner bell [=a bell that is rung to call people to dinner]
5. The round ended when the bell sounded.
6. the Liberty Bell [=a large bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is a traditional symbol of U.S. freedom]
• an electronic device that makes a ringing sound
1. We rang the bell [=doorbell] twice, but no one came to answer the door.
2. Warning/alarm bells went off. = Warning/alarm bells started to sound/ring.
3. (Warning/alarm) bells went off (in my head) as I read her letter. [=there was something in her letter that alarmed me]
• something (such as a flower) that is shaped like a bell

• to call someone on the telephone
1. I'll give you a bell [=give you a call] tomorrow.