(by phone)
121phone — 1. noun she tried to reach you on your phone Syn: telephone, cell phone, cell, car phone, cordless phone, speakerphone; extension; informal blower, horn 2. verb I ll phone you later Syn: telephone, call, give someone a call; informal call up,… …
122phone sth in — UK US phone sth in Phrasal Verb with phone({{}}/fəʊn/ verb [I or T] COMMUNICATIONS ► to call the place where you work on the phone in order to give information or to tell your employer something: »He phoned the sales figures in as soon as he had… …
123phone up — PHRASAL VERB When you phone someone up, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone. [V n P] Phone him up and tell him to come and have dinner with you one night. [Also V P n (not pron)] …
124phone-tapping — N UNCOUNT Phone tapping is the activity of listening secretly to someone s phone conversations using special electronic equipment. In most cases phone tapping is illegal. → See also tap There have also been claims of continued phone tapping and… …
125phone — n 1.Informal. telephone, telephone set, receiver, mouthpiece; extension, extension phone, wall or desk phone, Inf. intercom; headphone, headset, earphone, radiophone, ship to shore phone; Inf. line, Sl. horn, Sl. Ameche. v 2. telephone, call, Inf …
126phone book */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms phone book : singular phone book plural phone books a book containing lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations, in alphabetical order, with their addresses and phone numbers …
127phone box */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms phone box : singular phone box plural phone boxes British a small enclosed structure with a telephone inside it that you pay to use. If the structure is only partly enclosed and has no door, it is usually… …
128phone round — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms phone round : present tense I/you/we/they phone round he/she/it phones round present participle phoning round past tense phoned round past participle phoned round British to phone several people… …
