Call and Dial

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Call

Call verb - To make a telephone call to.

Usage example: use this cell phone to call me if there's an emergency

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Dial is a synonym for call in words topic. In some cases you can use "Dial" instead the word "Call" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like phone, telephone.

Nearby Words: calling, called, caller, callback, callable

Dial

Dial verb - To make a telephone call to.

Usage example: dialed 911 and asked for the police

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Synonyms for Dial

Call is a synonym for dial in telephone topic. You can use "Call" instead a verb "Dial", if it concerns topics such as activity, words.

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

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Common collocations

number	call number	dial number
time	call time	dial time
earth	call earth	dial earth
home	call home	dial home
Other words: phone, planet.

Both words in one sentence

Hannibal Lektor pulls a similar stunt in Manhunter when he's given a phone to call his lawyer — he instead rewires the phone (it has no dial) so he can make another call to find out where the protagonist lives.

Source: One Phone Call
Franklin survives, courtesy of a phone call made by using his foot to dial 911 on the telephone that was just beyond his reach.

Source: Film / Blown Away
He then proceeds to try and call his team from a phonebooth but since he is frustrated, trying to dial the number causes his fingers to punch right through the phone.

Source: Does Not Know His Own Strength

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