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| n. (communication) | 1. call, phone call, telephone call | 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" |
| ~ telephony, telephone | transmitting speech at a distance. |
| ~ call-back | a return call. |
| ~ collect call | a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for. |
| ~ call-in | a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program. |
| ~ crank call | a hostile telephone call (from a crank). |
| ~ local call | a telephone call made within a local calling area. |
| ~ long-distance call, long distance, trunk call | a telephone call made outside the local calling area.; "I talked to her by long distance" |
| ~ conference call | a telephone call in which more than two people participate. |
| ~ wake-up call | a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels).; "she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m." |
| n. (cognition) | 2. call | a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course.; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| n. (communication) | 3. call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
| ~ utterance, vocalization | the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication. |
| ~ bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, yowl, roar, roaring | a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal).; "his bellow filled the hallway" |
| ~ blue murder | an extravagantly loud outcry.; "she screamed blue murder" |
| ~ catcall | a cry expressing disapproval. |
| ~ clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, clamor | loud and persistent outcry from many people.; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" |
| ~ halloo | a shout to attract attention.; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" |
| ~ hoot | a loud raucous cry (as of an owl). |
| ~ hosanna | a cry of praise or adoration (to God). |
| ~ noise | a loud outcry of protest or complaint.; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could" |
| ~ scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching | sharp piercing cry.; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" |
| ~ whoop | a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement. |
| ~ battle cry, war whoop, rallying cry, war cry | a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle. |
| ~ yelling, shouting | uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement. |
| ~ yodel | a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto. |
| ~ boo, bronx cheer, razz, razzing, hiss, hoot, snort, raspberry, bird | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt. |
| n. (communication) | 4. call, claim | a demand especially in the phrase.; "the call of duty" |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| n. (communication) | 5. birdcall, birdsong, call, song | the characteristic sound produced by a bird.; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" |
| ~ animal communication | communication between animals (of the same species). |
| ~ bell-like call | a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell. |
| ~ two-note call | a birdcall having two notes.; "the two-note call of the cuckoo" |
| n. (act) | 6. call | 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" |
| ~ visit | the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time.; "he dropped by for a visit" |
| n. (communication) | 7. call, margin call | a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement. |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| n. (communication) | 8. call | a demand for a show of hands in a card game.; "after two raises there was a call" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| n. (communication) | 9. call | a request.; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" |
| ~ asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| ~ recall | a call to return.; "the recall of our ambassador" |
| n. (communication) | 10. call | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed.; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
| ~ function call | a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program. |
| ~ program line, instruction, statement, command | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program. |
| ~ supervisor call instruction, system call | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor. |
| n. (act) | 11. call | a visit in an official or professional capacity.; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" |
| ~ round | (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order).; "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars" |
| ~ visit | the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity.; "a visit to the dentist" |
| n. (act) | 12. call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee.; "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| n. (act) | 13. call, call option | the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date. |
| ~ straddle, span | the act of sitting or standing astride. |
| ~ option | the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited. |
| v. (communication) | 14. call, name | 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 | 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" |
| ~ baptise, baptize, christen | administer baptism to.; "The parents had the child baptized" |
| ~ refer | use a name to designate.; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary" |
| ~ style, title | designate by an identifying term.; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" |
| ~ dub, nickname | give a nickname to. |
| ~ rename | assign a new name to.; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" |
| ~ title, entitle | give a title to. |
| ~ term | name formally or designate with a term. |
| ~ tag | provide with a name or nickname. |
| ~ label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| ~ address, call | greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name.; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" |
| v. (communication) | 15. call | 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 | consider or regard as being.; "I would not call her beautiful" |
| ~ miscall, misname | assign in incorrect name to.; "These misnamed philanthropists" |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
| ~ label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| ~ brand, post | mark or expose as infamous.; "She was branded a loose woman" |
| ~ call | read aloud to check for omissions or absentees.; "Call roll" |
| v. (communication) | 16. call, call up, phone, ring, telephone | 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" |
| ~ telephony, telephone | transmitting speech at a distance. |
| ~ cell phone | call up by using a cellular phone.; "If the train is late, I will cell phone you" |
| ~ call in | make a phone call.; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick" |
| ~ dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number.; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" |
| ~ telecommunicate | communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail. |
| ~ call | 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. (communication) | 17. call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | 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 | utter in a loud voice or announce.; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" |
| ~ call out, cry out, exclaim, outcry, cry, shout | utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" |
| ~ hollo | cry hollo. |
| ~ hurrah | shout `hurrah!'. |
| ~ halloo | shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention. |
| ~ whoop | shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm.; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table" |
| ~ pipe, shriek, shrill, pipe up | utter a shrill cry. |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| ~ howl, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl, roar | emit long loud cries.; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" |
| ~ skreigh, squawk, screak, screech, skreak | utter a harsh abrupt scream. |
| v. (communication) | 18. call, send for | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ order, enjoin, tell, say | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" |
| ~ call | 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" |
| ~ summon, summons, cite | call in an official matter, such as to attend court. |
| ~ beep | call, summon, or alert with a beeper. |
| ~ call back, recall | summon to return.; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession" |
| ~ call in | summon to a particular activity or employment.; "Experts were called in" |
| ~ lift | call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs. |
| ~ muster | call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.. |
| ~ hail | call for.; "hail a cab" |
| ~ summon | ask to come.; "summon a lawyer" |
| ~ mobilise, mobilize, rally, call up | call to arms; of military personnel. |
| ~ call | 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. (social) | 19. call, call in, visit | pay a brief visit.; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
| ~ get together, meet | get together socially or for a specific purpose. |
| ~ call | make a stop in a harbour.; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" |
| ~ see | go to see for professional or business reasons.; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" |
| ~ see | go to see for a social visit.; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" |
| ~ come by, drop by, drop in | visit informally and spontaneously.; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" |
| v. (social) | 20. call | 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 for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| v. (communication) | 21. call | read aloud to check for omissions or absentees.; "Call roll" |
| ~ read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" |
| ~ call | 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. (communication) | 22. call | 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" |
| ~ telecom, telecommunication | (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically. |
| ~ phone, telephone, call up, call, ring | 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" |
| ~ telecommunicate | communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail. |
| v. (communication) | 23. call | utter a characteristic note or cry.; "bluejays called to one another" |
| ~ call | lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal.; "Call ducks" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (stative) | 24. call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather.; "call a football game" |
| ~ defer, postpone, prorogue, put off, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over | hold back to a later time.; "let's postpone the exam" |
| v. (social) | 25. address, call | 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, turn to | speak to.; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
| v. (social) | 26. call | make a stop in a harbour.; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" |
| ~ stop over, stop | interrupt a trip.; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" |
| ~ call in, visit, call | pay a brief visit.; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
| v. (possession) | 27. call, call in | demand payment of (a loan).; "Call a loan" |
| ~ call | require the presentation of for redemption before maturation.; "Call a bond" |
| ~ exact, demand | claim as due or just.; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
| v. (possession) | 28. bid, call | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands.; "He called his trump" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ raise | bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level. |
| ~ double | bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit). |
| ~ outcall | make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game. |
| ~ underbid | bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants. |
| ~ outbid | bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled. |
| ~ overbid | to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,. |
| ~ preempt | make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge. |
| v. (motion) | 29. call, call off | give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance. |
| ~ square dance | dance in formation. |
| v. (communication) | 30. call | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ call | declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee.; "call a runner out" |
| ~ indicate | to state or express briefly.; "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
| v. (communication) | 31. anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| ~ read | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior.; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" |
| ~ hazard, guess, venture, pretend | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" |
| ~ outguess, second-guess | attempt to anticipate or predict. |
| ~ augur | predict from an omen. |
| ~ bet, wager | maintain with or as if with a bet.; "I bet she will be there!" |
| ~ forecast, calculate | predict in advance. |
| ~ prophesy, vaticinate | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration. |
| v. (communication) | 32. call | require the presentation of for redemption before maturation.; "Call a bond" |
| ~ expect, require, ask | consider obligatory; request and expect.; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" |
| ~ call in, call | demand payment of (a loan).; "Call a loan" |
| v. (communication) | 33. call | challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense.; "He deserves to be called on that" |
| ~ call | challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of.; "call the speaker on a question of fact" |
| ~ challenge, dispute, gainsay | take exception to.; "She challenged his claims" |
| v. (communication) | 34. call | declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee.; "call a runner out" |
| ~ adjudge, declare, hold | declare to be.; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" |
| ~ call | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| v. (communication) | 35. call | lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal.; "Call ducks" |
| ~ entice, lure, tempt | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.; "He lured me into temptation" |
| ~ call | utter a characteristic note or cry.; "bluejays called to one another" |
| v. (communication) | 36. call | order or request or give a command for.; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| v. (communication) | 37. call | 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" |
| ~ request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| v. (cognition) | 38. call | utter in a loud voice or announce.; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" |
| ~ cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call | 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" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (cognition) | 39. call | challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of.; "call the speaker on a question of fact" |
| ~ challenge, dispute, gainsay | take exception to.; "She challenged his claims" |
| ~ call | challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense.; "He deserves to be called on that" |
| v. (cognition) | 40. call | consider or regard as being.; "I would not call her beautiful" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ call | 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. (body) | 41. call | rouse somebody from sleep with a call.; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
| ~ awaken, wake up, waken, rouse, arouse, wake | cause to become awake or conscious.; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." |
| summon | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. cite, summon, summons | call in an official matter, such as to attend court. |
| ~ vouch | summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title. |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ demand | summon to court. |
| v. (communication) | 2. summon | ask to come.; "summon a lawyer" |
| ~ page | contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system. |
| ~ buzz | call with a buzzer.; "he buzzed the servant" |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ convoke, convene | call together.; "The students were convened in the auditorium" |
| ~ beckon | summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture. |
| v. (contact) | 3. come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon | gather or bring together.; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| v. (change) | 4. marshal, mobilise, mobilize, summon | make ready for action or use.; "marshal resources" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
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