dial

Phrasal Verbs

dial something down

adjust the control on an electrical device so as to reduce the level of sound, light, heat, etc., produced:after 15 minutes of frustration, someone on the stand took the hint and dialed down the music

informal lessen the amount, intensity, or degree of a quality, factor, etc.:he’s dialed down the rage that seems to permeate his other novels having read this review I think I will dial down my expectations a little

dial in (or into)

access a computer system or service remotely via a telephone line:there’s no need to dial in to see if you have mail remote workers or traveling employees can dial into the data network

dial something in (or into)

indicate or regulate by means of a dial:you’re expected to dial in volume and tone settings

include or add:the car has a lot of understeer dialed into the suspension

dial up (or dial something up)

access a computer system or service remotely via a telephone line:dialing up each time we want to use the Internet will become a thing of the past people do not have to pay for phone line calls every time they dial up to the internet plans to enable customers to dial up videos from their living room

dial something up

adjust the control on an electrical device so as to increase the level of sound, light, heat, etc., produced:even with everything dialed up to full, the audio output level was only moderate at best

informal increase the amount, intensity, or degree of a quality, factor, etc.:the Raiders really dialed up the pressure in the second half