chime

Noun

chime noun

1. 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.“Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra.”
2. An individual ringing component of such a set.“Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.”
3. A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.“The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.”
4. The sound of such an instrument or device.“The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.”

chime noun

1. The top of a ridge.
2. The spine of an animal.
3. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
4. A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.

Verb

chime verb

1. To make the sound of a chime.“I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.”
2. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
3. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
4. To agree; to correspond.“The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.”