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.
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.
To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.
To convey (a message) via telephone.
A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
The game of Chinese whispers.
Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.