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
Ring is a synonym for dial (British) in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Ring" instead the word "Dial" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like words, phone, tune to desired position.
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Both words in one sentence
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However, in at least some areas of the U.S., it has been and still is possible to dial your home phone number, hang up on the busy signal and get a ring to your own line.
- Actually, back in the day of rotary phones, it was possible to dial a code and hang up, and any phone in the house on that same line would ring... Logically, if there's no incoming call to trace, it's coming from inside the house!
Source: Paranoia Fuel / Film - They end up sticking a metal frogman's helmet on the roof and wiring it to the gate, drawing lightning into the gate and allowing them to dial out by rotating the ring manually.
Source: Improvised Lightning Rod
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