1. A sound heard on a phone system when you pick up the phone and it's ready to make a call. In US telephones this consists of a 350 Hertz and a 440 Hertz sine wave (two pure tones) mixed together.
2. That ominous sound in definition 1 that indicates your girl/boy friend has hung up on you.
2. That ominous sound in definition 1 that indicates your girl/boy friend has hung up on you.
1."To make a call, lift the phone off the hook and place it so that the cord is facing downward near your mouth with the two sets of holes facing your head. Then listen for a dial tone. When you get a dial tone, dial the number." (instructions just in case you're Amish or haven't been in a house since 1927)
2. I got into an argument with my S.O. and got a dial tone.
2. I got into an argument with my S.O. and got a dial tone.
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Get the dial up mug.To set up everything completely, precisely, and perfectly. Usually relating to something mechanical or creative. The phrase comes from tuning engines. Mechanics set contact points for the electrical system of the engine and then "dial in" the timing so it will run perfectly.
If we're going to take the whole engine apart, let's get some new parts and dial it in before we put it back together.
Can also be used in other tenses and variations like:
I'm going to dial in that letter to my landlord before I send it out.
That bike needs to be dialed in before we take it to the track.
I was dialing it in yesterday so that it would be ready for the trip.
Can also be used in other tenses and variations like:
I'm going to dial in that letter to my landlord before I send it out.
That bike needs to be dialed in before we take it to the track.
I was dialing it in yesterday so that it would be ready for the trip.
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Damn, when Frank flipped off the other driver, the guy jumped out of his car and dial toned him right then and there.
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