(dated) telephone number

(transitive or intransitive) To make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend.

To have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.

A sundial marking canonical hours. / An elliptical plate marking the state of the ocean tides.

(computing, of a connection to a network) Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.

(computing) A network connection that requires a telephone number to be dialed.

Alternative spelling of pocket dial

Alternative spelling of pocket dial

(idiomatic, informal) A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed. / (obsolete) A portable sundial of small size.

(idiomatic, informal) To accidentally make a call this way.