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Phones, email, and the internet Making calls Part Two line a phone connection; a particular phone number Misdial to call the wrong phone number by mistake mute noun the mute button on a phone, television mute verb to turn off the sound on a phone, television, number a set of figures that is used to identify something or communicate by phone on hold if a person on the phone is put on hold, they have to wait until the person they want to talk to becomes free phone a phone connection; a particular phone number phone call the act of speaking to somebody on the phone put through to connect with somebody by phone raise to contact somebody and speak to them by radio or phone reach communicate with somebody, especially by phone redial to call a phone number again by pressing all of the individual numbers again reverse to make a phone call that will be paid for by the person you are calling, not by you ring to phone somebody/something ring around to phone a number of people in order to organize something or to get some information, etc. ring back to phone somebody again, for example, because they were not there when you called earlier, or to return a call they made to you ring in to phone a television or radio show, or the place where you work ring off to put down the phone because you have finished speaking ring round to phone a number of people in order to organize something or to get some information, etc. ring through to make a phone call to somebody, especially within the same building speed dial a feature on a phone that allows numbers to be stored so that they can be called by pressing a single key telephone to speak to somebody by phone telephone call the act of speaking to somebody on the phone unmute to turn on the sound on a phone, television, etc.