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ringside

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 NG S AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Beside the ring, especially a boxing ring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • We got our hands on a pair of ringside tickets for the boxing match.
  • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightvillehttp://www.avclub.com/articles/fightville,72589/ And though Fightville, an MMA documentary from the directors of the fine Iraq War doc Gunner Palace, presents it more than fairly, the sight of a makeshift ring getting constructed on a Louisiana rodeo ground does little to shake the label. Nor do the shots of ringside assistants with spray bottles and rags, mopping up the blood between rounds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An area beside a ring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ringside seat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seating, seats, seating room, seating area

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *seh1-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English ringside From ring + -side.