cellphone
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛlfəʊn//
- United States//ˈsɛlfoʊn//
To make a call to (someone) on a cellphone.
noun
- 1
Variant of cell phoneAlternative form of cell phone.
Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies.
Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.
verb
- 1
informalTo make a call to (someone) on a cellphone.
They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day.
That information — including estimates that cellphoning drivers caused 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents in 2002 — was finally pried loose this week by a freedom of information lawsuit.
Forms
- plural
- cellphones
- past tense
- cellphoned
- past participle
- cellphoned
- present participle
- cellphoning
- third person singular
- cellphones
cellphone · To make a call to (someone) on a cellphone.
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