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Noun
Pronunciation: /tʃaɪm/

Definition 1:
• Alternative form of chine ("edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.").
Labels: alt-of, alternative
Noun
Pronunciation: /tʃaɪm/

Definition 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.
Example: Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.
Example: Sylvia was a chime player in the school orchestra.
Labels: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Definition 2:
• An individual ringing component of such a set.
Example: Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.

Definition 3:
• A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
Example: The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.

Definition 4:
• The sound of such an instrument or device.
Example: The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.
Example: Chimes sing Sunday morn.

Definition 5:
• A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.
Example: Strike the bell with the brass chime hanging on the chain next to it.
Verb
Pronunciation: /tʃaɪm/

Definition 1:
• To make the sound of a chime.
Example: The microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking.
Example: I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 2:
• To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
Labels: transitive

Definition 4:
• To agree; to correspond.
Example: The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 5:
• To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chime