doorbell

doorbell
1. noun
a) A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing ones presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
b) A button that actives an electric doorbell.
2. verb
a) To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote.

b) To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

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  • doorbell — n. a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the ringing of such a bell; as, I was in the shower and didn t hear the doorbell. Syn: bell, buzzer. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • doorbell — c.1815, from DOOR (Cf. door) + BELL (Cf. bell) …   Etymology dictionary

  • doorbell — [n] chime buzzer, door knocker, ringer; concepts 74,284,529,685 …   New thesaurus

  • doorbell — ► NOUN ▪ a bell in a building which can be rung by visitors outside …   English terms dictionary

  • doorbell — [dôr′bel΄] n. a mechanism, now usually activated by a push button at the entrance of a building or room, that rings, buzzes, etc. to alert the occupants of a visitor …   English World dictionary

  • Doorbell — This article is about auditory signals for doorways. For the type of computer interrupt, see Interrupt#Doorbell. Antique shop doorbell …   Wikipedia

  • doorbell — noun VERB + DOORBELL ▪ press, ring ▪ answer ▪ He refused to answer the doorbell. ▪ hear DOORBELL + VERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • doorbell — n. to ring a doorbell * * * to ring a doorbell …   Combinatory dictionary

  • doorbell — UK [ˈdɔː(r)ˌbel] / US [ˈdɔrˌbel] noun [countable] Word forms doorbell : singular doorbell plural doorbells a button near the front door of a house that you press to make a sound to tell the person in the house that you are there …   English dictionary

  • doorbell — door|bell [ˈdo:bel US ˈdo:r ] n a button outside a house that makes a sound when you push it so that people inside know you are there ring the doorbell (=push the button) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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