noun

1. A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

2. The sounding of a bell as a signal.

3. A telephone call.

   “I’ll give you a bell later.”

Synonyms: campane, tintinnabule

verb

1. To attach a bell to.

   “Who will bell the cat?”

2. To shape so that it flares out like a bell.

   “to bell a tube”

3. To telephone.