butt dial

bʌt daɪəl

butt dialledbutt dialling

Definition of butt dial - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

accidental call made from a pocketed phone

I received a butt dial from him yesterday.

pocket dial

Verbal expression

accidental call

accidentally call someone by sitting on your phone

I didn't mean to call you, I just butt dialed.

pocket dial

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Expressions with butt

butt call

accidental phone call from a pocket

I got a butt call from him during the meeting.

butt heads

disagree strongly or argue

They often butt heads over politics.

butt in

interrupt a conversation without being invited

He tends to butt in when others are talking.

kick butt and take names

act with great energy and dominate others

She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.

work one's butt off

work very hard for a goal

She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.

butt in line

to unfairly move ahead of others in a queue

He tried to butt in line at the concert.

Expressions with dial

dial up

increase the intensity or level of something

The coach told the team to dial up their efforts.

dial back

reduce intensity, energy, or extreme actions in any situation

You should dial back your excitement a little.

dial in

join a conference call or meeting

He dialed in to the meeting from his office.

move the dial

make a measurable difference in a situation

The new strategy helped move the dial in sales.

shift the dial

make a significant change in a situation

The new policy will shift the dial on climate change.

dial 999

call emergency services by entering 999 on a phone

In case of a fire, dial 999 immediately.

dial down

reduce the intensity or amount of something

He decided to dial down the sarcasm during the meeting..

dial it back

calm down or relax

He needs to dial it back and stop yelling.

dial it in

perform a task with minimal effort

He dialed it in during the last week of his job.

drunk dial

call someone while drunk, often regrettably

He tends to drunk dial his ex-girlfriend.

Examples of butt dial in a sentence

Her phone made a butt dial during the meeting.
She butt dialed her boss during a meeting.
He often butt dials people when his phone is in his back pocket.

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French:appel accidentel, appeler quelqu'un par inadvertance, ...
German:Hosentaschenanruf, versehentlich anrufen, ...
Italian:chiamata involontaria, chiamare per sbaglio, ...
Spanish:llamada accidental, llamar por error, ...
Portuguese:ligação acidental, ligar acidentalmente, ...
Chinese:误拨电话, 误拨, ...
Japanese:ポケットダイヤル, 誤って電話をかける, ...
Arabic:مُكالَمَة جَيْب, اتَّصَلَ عَنْ طَريقِ الخَطَأ, ...
Hebrew:חִיּוּג כִּיס, לְחַיֵּג בְּטָעוּת מֵהַכִּיס, ...
Russian:случайный звонок, случайно позвонить, ...
Ukrainian:випадковий дзвінок, набрати номер випадково, ...
Hindi:आकस्मिक कॉल, गलती से कॉल कर देना, ...
Bengali:বাট ডায়াল, অজান্তে ফোন করা, ...
Catalan:trucada accidental, trucar per error, ...
Czech:kapesní hovor, omylem vytočit, ...
Danish:lommekald, lommeringe, ...
Dutch:broekzakgesprek, per ongeluk bellen, ...
Greek:τυχαία κλήση, παίρνω κάποιον κατά λάθος τηλέφωνο επειδή πατιέται το κινητό στην τσέπη ή όταν κάθομαι πάνω του, ...
Hungarian:zsebhívás, véletlenül felhívni valakit a zsebben benyomódó telefonnal, ...
Khmer:ការហៅទូរសព្ទដោយចៃដន្យពីទូរសព្ទដែលដាក់ក្នុងហោប៉ៅ, ហៅទូរស័ព្ទដោយចៃដន្យ, ...
Korean:실수로 걸린 전화, 엉덩이로 전화 걸다, ...
Persian:تماس جیبی, اشتباهی زنگ زدن, ...
Polish:przypadkowe połączenie, przypadkowo zadzwonić, ...
Portuguese (BR):ligação acidental, ligar sem querer, ...
Romanian:apel accidental, a suna accidental, ...
Swedish:fickringning, ringa av misstag, ...
Thai:การโทรออกโดยไม่ตั้งใจ, เผลอโทรออกไปเพราะนั่งทับโทรศัพท์, ...
Turkish:kazara arama, cep telefonu cebindeyken yanlışlıkla aramak, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc gọi nhầm, gọi nhầm, ...

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