call

Nouns

• (n) a telephone connection
  • she reported several anonymous calls
  • he placed a phone call to London
  • he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
  phone call, telephone call,
• (n) a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
  • he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
• (n) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  • the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
  cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell,
• (n) a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" claim,
• (n) the characteristic sound produced by a bird
  • a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
  birdcall, birdsong, song,
• (n) a brief social visit
  • senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers
  • the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence
• (n) a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement margin call,
• (n) a demand for a show of hands in a card game
  • after two raises there was a call
• (n) a request
  • many calls for Christmas stories
  • not many calls for buggywhips
• (n) an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
  • Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed
• (n) a visit in an official or professional capacity
  • the pastor's calls on his parishioners
  • the salesman's call on a customer
• (n) (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
  • he was ejected for protesting the call
• (n) the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date call option,

Verbs

• (v) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
  • They named their son David
  • The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
  name,
• (v) ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
  • He called me a bastard
  • She called her children lazy and ungrateful
• (v) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
  • I tried to call you all night
  • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
  phone, telephone, call up, ring,
• (v) utter a sudden loud cry
  • she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
  • I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
  cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo,
• (v) order, request, or command to come
  • She was called into the director's office
  • Call the police!
  send for,
• (v) pay a brief visit
  • The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
  call in, visit,
• (v) call a meeting; invite or command to meet
  • The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the "Final Solution"
  • The new dean calls meetings every week
• (v) read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
  • Call roll
• (v) send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
  • Hawaii is calling!
  • A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling
• (v) utter a characteristic note or cry
  • bluejays called to one another
• (v) stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
  • call a football game
• (v) greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
  • He always addresses me with "Sir"
  • Call me Mister
  • She calls him by first name
  address,
• (v) make a stop in a harbour
  • The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow
• (v) demand payment of (a loan)
  • Call a loan
  call in,
• (v) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  • He called his trump
  bid,
• (v) give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance call off,
• (v) indicate a decision in regard to
  • call balls and strikes behind the plate
• (v) make a prediction about; tell in advance
  • Call the outcome of an election
  forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate,
• (v) require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
  • Call a bond
• (v) challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
  • He deserves to be called on that
• (v) declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
  • call a runner out
• (v) lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
  • Call ducks
• (v) order or request or give a command for
  • The unions called a general strike for Sunday
• (v) order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
  • He was already called 4 times for jury duty
  • They called him to active military duty
• (v) utter in a loud voice or announce
  • He called my name
  • The auctioneer called the bids
• (v) challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
  • call the speaker on a question of fact
• (v) consider or regard as being
  • I would not call her beautiful
• (v) rouse somebody from sleep with a call
  • I was called at 5 A.M. this morning

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See also

Words of close approximity