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dial `noun` [ dʌɪəl ]

• a face of a clock or watch that is marked to show units of time.

dial `verb`

• call (a phone number) by turning a dial or using a keypad or touchscreen.

• "she dialled 999"

Similar: telephone, phone, phone up, call, call up, place a call to, make a call to, give someone a call, get on the phone to, get someone on the phone, ring, ring up, give someone a ring, buzz, give someone a buzz, give someone a bell, give someone a tinkle, get on the blower to, get someone on the horn,

Origin: Middle English (denoting a mariner's compass): from medieval Latin diale ‘clock dial’, based on Latin dies ‘day’.

dial down

• adjust the control on an electrical device so as to reduce the level of sound, light, heat, etc. produced.
"after 15 minutes of frustration, someone on the stand took the hint and dialled down the music"

dial in

• access a computer system or service remotely via a phone line.
"there's no need to dial in to see if you have mail"

dial up

• access a computer system or service remotely via a phone line.
"dialling up each time we want to use the internet will become a thing of the past"

dial noun [ dʌɪəl ]

dial verb

dial down

dial in

dial up

dial `noun` [ dʌɪəl ]

dial `verb`