[{"_1":2,"_143":-5,"_144":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_22":23,"_134":135,"_141":142},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","dial","slug","pronunciation","type","simple_noun","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",5,"avgFrequency",7.3,"languageVariants",[21],"esp. AmE","categories",[24],{"_25":26,"_9":27,"_28":29},"name","VERB + DIAL","verb-dial","collocations",[30,59,78,97,115],{"_31":32,"_33":34,"_9":35,"_36":37,"_38":39,"_40":41,"_46":47,"_58":-5},"collocation","turn","phrase","turn the dial","turn-the-dial","usage","The most general term for rotating a dial to change a setting.","label","","frequency",{"_42":43,"_44":45},"score",8.5,"perMillion",18,"examples",[48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57],"Please turn the dial slowly to find the right radio station.","He turned the dial on the oven to preheat it to 350 degrees.","Could you turn the dial on the thermostat up? 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VERB + DIAL

Collocations with "dial"

... + dial