To place a telephone call to someone.
Become engaged.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, ring.
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.