to bell
- verb
- /bɛl/
- Please bell the cat when you arrive so I know you made it safely.
Examples
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You're more than welcome to give that bell a whirl if you'd like.
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- You bell me when you get there.
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-Yeah, I'll bell you straightaway.
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Yeah, fam, man's been belling you for time.
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He decided to bell his bike to make it more unique.
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I always bell my friends when I'm about to arrive at the party.
Synonyms
To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone
To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects
A light clear ringing sound like a small bell
To ring loudly and clearly in a series, like church bells
To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell
A light ringing sound that small metal things make when they touch
To hit a metal instrument so it makes a loud ringing sound
To make a soft ringing sound like a small bell
A repeated ringing sound that a bell makes
Idioms
- Informal
To try to undo something after it has happened and cannot be changed
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A curved line on a graph showing most results near the average and fewer at the ends
- Archaic
Trousers with legs that get wider from the knee down, often worn in the 1960s and 1970s
- Specialized
A glass cover shaped like a bell used to protect fragile things like clocks or small objects
- Specialized
A strong chamber with an open bottom filled with air that carries people or equipment underwater for work
- Specialized
A curve shaped like a bell that shows most values near the average
- Specialized
A large bell-shaped oven that heats steel strips to remove hardening and make them softer
- Specialized
A furnace that covers steel strips with a bell-shaped hood to make them softer
- Specialized
An arch with a rounded top that rests on stones sticking out from a wall like a bell
A small European shrub with thin needle-like leaves and bell-shaped purple or pink flowers
- UK
A tall plant with clusters of large pink-purple tube-like flowers and leaves poisonous to farm animals
- South African
A small African shrub with long hanging stems and yellow flowers that smell sweet
- Archaic
A small electric bell that rings to tell someone about an incoming phone call
A decorative thing of metal, glass or clay that hangs and makes a soft tinkling sound in wind
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Etymology
Bell as a verb comes from putting a bell on an animal or making a bell-like sound, so to 'bell' something is to attach a bell to it or make it ring.