Sekirov Dictionary

dial up

verb 3
dial-up adjective 1
dial-up noun 1
forms 6

verb3

•
To telephone, to call on the telephone.
- The written instructions weren't clear, so I dialed her up and asked her to explain what she meant.
•
To increase the level (of something) by turning a dial, or (figuratively) as if by turning a dial.
- These comments are guaranteed to dial up the animosity.
•
To connect a computer to a modem.
- In those days it took three minutes just to dial up, and every minute you were connected was costing you a higher phone bill.

dial-up adjective1

Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.

dial-up noun1

A network connection that requires a telephone number to be dialed.

forms

dialed up · dialled up · dialing up · dialling up · dials up · dial-ups

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