Collocations for receiver - noun

phone, telephone

lift, pick up
She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.

grab, snatch up
hold
cover
He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’

put back, put down, replace
bang down, slam down
He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.

drop

dangle
The receiver was dangling from the payphone.

over the receiver
‘It's your mother on the phone again!’ said Juan with his hand over the receiver.

hold the receiver to your ear, put the receiver to your ear
She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.

hand-held, portable
GPS
HDTV, satellite, television
FM, radio, stereo

module, unit
To change channels, select the desired number on the receiver unit.

antenna

official (BrE)
court-appointed (AmE)
administrative (BrE)

appoint, appoint sb (as)
call in (esp. BrE)
They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.

in the hands of the receiver (esp. BrE)
The company remained in the hands (= under the control) of the receiver.