doorbell vs ring up

doorbell

verb
  • To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit. 

  • To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit. 

noun
  • A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building. 

  • A button that activates an electric doorbell. 

ring up

verb
  • To telephone; to call someone on the telephone. 

  • To strikeout a batter and thereby send him or her back to the dugout. 

  • To record the payment of. 

  • To enter (a payment) into a cash register, or till in a shop, or record a credit- or debit-card payment. 

  • To make an adverse official decision concerning (a person). 

  • To rouse by the ringing of a bell. 

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