bell up
bell up · bells up · belled up · belling up
To make a phone callTo make a phone call.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, slang)To make a phone call.
He belled me up last week.
(intransitive, usually)To form the shape of a bell.
The smoke belled up toward the horizon.
Forms
bells up, belling up, belled up, belled up| Base form | bell up · to bell up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bells up |
| Present participle | belling up |
| Past simple | belled up |
| Past participle | belled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.