pocket-dial
pocket-dial is the alternative spelling of pocket dial.
Meaning of pocket dial
Noun
pocket dial (plural pocket dials)
- A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.
- But consider this first: How do you know that he really meant to call you and this wasn't just an accidental pocket dial?2013, Jess McCann, Was It Something I Said?: The Answer To All Your Dating Dilemmas, Skirt!, →ISBN, pages 7–8
- Synonyms:
- butt dial
- A portable sundial of small size.
Forms of pocket-dial
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pocket-dials |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pocket-dials |
| present participle US | pocket-dialing |
| present participle UK | pocket-dialling |
| past participle US | pocket-dialed |
| past US | pocket-dialed |
| past participle UK | pocket-dialled |
| past UK | pocket-dialled |
Questions about pocket-dial
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