noun
1 part of a telephone
ADJECTIVE
▪ phone , telephone
VERB + RECEIVER
▪ lift , pick up
▪
She took a deep breath and lifted the ~ off its hook.
▪ grab , snatch up
▪ hold
▪ cover
▪
He covered the ~ and mouthed, ‘It's him.’
▪ put back , put down , replace
▪ bang down , slam down
▪
He slammed the ~ down and burst into tears.
▪ drop
RECEIVER + VERB
▪ dangle
▪
The ~ was dangling from the payphone.
PREPOSITION
▪ over the ~
▪
‘It's your mother on the phone again!’ said Juan with his hand over the ~.
PHRASES
▪ hold the ~ to your ear , put the ~ to your ear
▪
She picked up the ~ and put it to her ear.
2 piece of radio/television equipment
ADJECTIVE
▪ hand-held , portable
▪ GPS
▪ HDTV , satellite , television
▪ FM , radio , stereo
RECEIVER + NOUN
▪ module , unit
▪
To change channels, select the desired number on the ~ unit.
▪ antenna
3 person in charge of a bankrupt company
ADJECTIVE
▪ official ( BrE )
▪ court-appointed ( AmE )
▪ administrative ( BrE )
VERB + RECEIVER
▪ appoint , appoint sb (as)
▪ call in ( esp. BrE )
▪
They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the ~s.
PHRASES
▪ in the hands of the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
The company remained in the hands ( = under the control ) of the ~.