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dialled up

dialled up is the simple past and past participle of dial up.

Meaning of dial up

Verb

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

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    give a ring, phone, ring, ring up
  2. 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.
  3. To increase the level (of something) by turning a dial, or (figuratively) as if by turning a dial.
    • Near-synonym: ratchet up
    Synonyms:
    ratchet up
    Antonyms:
    dial back

Questions about dialled up

What is dialled up the simple past and past participle of?
Dialled up is the simple past and past participle of dial up.

Words near dialled up in the dictionary

  1. dialled down a notch
  2. dialled in
  3. dialled into
  4. dialled it in
  5. dialled out
  6. dialled up
  7. diallel
  8. diallelic
  9. diallelism
  10. diallelous
  11. diallels

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