"dial" meaning in English

See dial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪəɫ/ [UK] Audio: en-au-dial.ogg [Australia] Forms: dial [singular], dials [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something.
    Sense id: simple-dial-en-noun-Z5jR7P~y

Verb

IPA: /ˈdaɪəɫ/ [UK] Audio: en-au-dial.ogg [Australia] Forms: dial [canonical], dials [third-person, singular], dialed [past], dialed [past, participle], dialing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To dial means to use a telephone to do a call.
    Sense id: simple-dial-en-verb-l6vtms-m
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      "form": "dial",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "di‧al",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something."
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "form": "dials",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I picked up the phone to dial my boss."
        }
      ],
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        "To dial means to use a telephone to do a call."
      ],
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dial"
}
{
  "forms": [
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      "form": "dial",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dials",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "di‧al",
  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaɪəɫ/",
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        "UK"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "di‧al",
  "lang": "English",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I picked up the phone to dial my boss."
        }
      ],
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        "To dial means to use a telephone to do a call."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaɪəɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-dial.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dial"
}

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