definition of
[phone]

[1] #1 phone n. [telephone, telephone set] electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone". wn

[2] #2 phone v. [call, telephone, call up, ring] get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning". wn

[3] #3 phone n. [speech sound, sound] (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. wn

[4] #4 phone n. [earphone, earpiece, headphone] electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked". wn