dialed

Verb

dial (third-person singular simple present dials, present participle (US) dialing or (UK) dialling, simple past and past participle (US) dialed or (UK) dialled)

1. (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
   • The lead guitarist for the rock band Spinal Tap dialed his amplifier to 11.
2. (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
   • In an emergency dial 999.
3. (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
   • Please be careful when dialling.
4. (transitive) To initiate a connection to a remote computer service such as a database.
   • The application failed when attempting to dial the Postgres server, because there were too many open connections.
5. (dated, intransitive) To use a dial-up modem to connect a personal computer to the Internet.
   • I always check my guestbook when I dial, just in case anyone saw my Web site.

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