Dial and Operate

Dial

Dial verb - Operate a dial to select a telephone number.
Usage example: You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial
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Synonyms for Dial

Operate and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Dial".

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

Operate

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

Dial and operate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dial" with "Operate", this verbs are similar.

Common collocations

station dial station operate station
way dial way operate way
machine dial machine operate machine
phone dial phone operate phone
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