bell up

verb

To make a phone call.

“He belled me up last week.”

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Meanings

verbbell up (third-person singular simple present bells up, present participle belling up, simple past and past participle belled up)

present singular third person bells up · participle present belling up · participle past belled up · past belled up

  1. UKslangTo make a phone call.

    He belled me up last week.

  2. intransitiveusuallyTo form the shape of a bell.

    The smoke belled up toward the horizon.

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APA

bell up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20up

MLA

“bell up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bell up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20up.

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