radio vs ring up

radio

verb
  • To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications. 

  • To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator). 

noun
  • The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves. 

  • A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. 

  • A device that can transmit radio signals. 

  • The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio. 

  • On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media. 

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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