phone 1 
(fōn)
(fōn)n.
A telephone.
v. phoned, phon·ing, phones
v.tr.
1.
a. To make or try to make a telephone connection with; place a call to.
b. To dial (a specific number): Phone 411 for directory assistance.
2. To impart (information or news, for example) by telephone.
v.intr.
Idiom: To telephone.
phone it in
To do something in a perfunctory way or with little interest: One of the actors in the play was just phoning it in.
[Short for TELEPHONE.]