Hook flash — (sometimes labeled flash ) is a button on a telephone that simulates quickly hanging up then picking up again (a quick off hook/on hook/off hook cycle). This action can signal the telephone exchange to do something. A common use of hook flash is… … Wikipedia
hook — ▪ I. hook hook 1 [hʊk] verb [transitive] 1. informal to succeed in attracting someone: • These tactics have helped hook such big clients as Coca Cola. 2. to connect one piece of electronic equipment to another piece of equipment or to an… … Financial and business terms
Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain old telephone service — (POTS) is the voice grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in most parts of the world. The name is a reflection of the telephone service still available… … Wikipedia
Sandy Hook — is a barrier peninsula, approximately 9.7 kilometers (between 6 and 7 miles) in length and 800 meters (0.5 miles) (varying between 0.10 and 1 miles) wide, in Middletown Township [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Sandy Hook … Wikipedia
Quicksilver Messenger Service — Infobox musical artist Name = Quicksilver Messenger Service |300px Img capt = Quicksilver Messenger Service circa 1967 (L R): Gary Duncan, John Cipollina, Greg Elmore, David Freiberg Img size = 250 Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Alias … Wikipedia
Naval Criminal Investigative Service — U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service NCIS Staatliche Ebene Bundesbehörde Stellung der Behörde Verband der United States Navy … Deutsch Wikipedia
get off — verb 1. leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. (Freq. 3) • Ant: ↑get on • Hypernyms: ↑exit, ↑go out, ↑get out, ↑leave • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hands off — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hotline — In telecommunication, a hotline (also called an automatic signaling service, ringdown, or off hook service) is a point to point communications link in which a call is automatically directed to the preselected destination without any additional… … Wikipedia