dial

/dˈa‌ɪ‌əl/

/ˈdaɪəɫ/, /ˈdaɪɫ/

to dial

MAIN VERB

to make a phone call by pressing buttons on a phone or turning a numbered disk on the old ones

choose by means of a dial

Dial

the face of a clock or a watch that has numbers on it to show the time

a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

Examples

1. Turn the dial to 10.

2. He dialed the number, and a voice answered on the other end of the line.

3. He dialed the wrong number and got a stranger on the line.

4. Her watch has a leather strap and a gold dial.