Hold the ring

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants.

2.VerbTo be a spectator at a fight; to watch other people argue.

3.VerbTo oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.

"Police held the ring during the protests."

4.VerbOf a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.

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