1. an instrument that converts voice and other sound signals into a form that can be transmitted to remote locations and that receives and reconverts waves into sound signals.
2. to speak with (a person) by telephone.
3. to initiate or make a telephone connection with; place a call to.
4. to transmit (a message, for example) by telephone.
5. to engage in communication by telephone.

1. an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people (often shortened to phone).
2. to contact someone by dialing his or her telephone number; to make someone's telephone ring using one's own telephone.

1. an instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.
2. to convey or announce by telephone.

1. n
2. an interurban telephone system.
3. to communicate by telephone.
4. an instrument or apparatus for the transmission of sound to a distant point.

1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
2. transmitting speech at a distance
3. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds