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dials up

dials up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dials up

What is dials up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dials up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dial up.

Words near dials up in the dictionary

  1. dials down a notch
  2. dials in
  3. dials into
  4. dials it in
  5. dials out
  6. dials up
  7. dialuminium
  8. dialumino
  9. dialuminum
  10. dialup
  11. dialups

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