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Meaning of dial up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To telephone, to call on the telephone.
To connect a computer to a modem.
To increase the level (of something) by turning a dial, or (figuratively) as if by turning a dial.

Examples

“These comments are guaranteed to dial up the animosity.”

“Think Bernie Sanders versus Kamala Harris, but dialled up to France where revolution is part of the national psyche.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

dialed dialed back dialed down dialed down a notch dialed in dialed into