Phrase guide

cell phone

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Alternative form of cellphone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

call up by using a cellular phone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • If the train is late, I will cell phone you

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: call, telephone, call up, phone, ring

History

Etymology

Clipped compound of cellular phone.