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| call, phone call, telephone call | (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" |
| 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" |
| call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | (n.) | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
| call, claim | (n.) | a demand especially in the phrase.; "the call of duty" |
| birdcall, birdsong, call, song | (n.) | the characteristic sound produced by a bird.; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" |
| call | (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" |
| call, margin call | (n.) | a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement. |
| call | (n.) | a demand for a show of hands in a card game.; "after two raises there was a call" |
| call | (n.) | a request.; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" |
| call | (n.) | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed.; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
| call | (n.) | a visit in an official or professional capacity.; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" |
| call | (n.) | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee.; "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
| call, call option | (n.) | the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date. |
| call, name | (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" |
| call | (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" |
| call, call up, phone, ring, telephone | (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" |
| call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | (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" |
| call, send for | (v.) | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| call, call in, visit | (v.) | pay a brief visit.; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
| call | (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" |
| call | (v.) | read aloud to check for omissions or absentees.; "Call roll" |
| call | (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" |
| call | (v.) | utter a characteristic note or cry.; "bluejays called to one another" |
| call | (v.) | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather.; "call a football game" |
| address, call | (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" |
| call | (v.) | make a stop in a harbour.; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" |
| call, call in | (v.) | demand payment of (a loan).; "Call a loan" |
| bid, call | (v.) | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands.; "He called his trump" |
| call, call off | (v.) | give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance. |
| call | (v.) | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise | (v.) | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| call | (v.) | require the presentation of for redemption before maturation.; "Call a bond" |
| call | (v.) | challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense.; "He deserves to be called on that" |
| call | (v.) | declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee.; "call a runner out" |
| call | (v.) | lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal.; "Call ducks" |
| call | (v.) | order or request or give a command for.; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" |
| call | (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" |
| call | (v.) | utter in a loud voice or announce.; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" |
| call | (v.) | challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of.; "call the speaker on a question of fact" |
| call | (v.) | consider or regard as being.; "I would not call her beautiful" |
| call | (v.) | rouse somebody from sleep with a call.; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
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