Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: phone call, telephone call |
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" | |
3. | call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" | |
4. | call - a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" Synonyms: claim | |
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6. | call - a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers" | |
7. | call - a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement Synonyms: margin call | |
8. | call - a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call" | |
9. | call - a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" | |
10. | call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" | |
11. | call - brief visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer" | |
12. | call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" | |
13. | call - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date Synonyms: call option | |
Verb | 1. | call - assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" Synonyms: name |
2. | call - 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" | |
3. | 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" | |
4. | call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" Synonyms: send for | |
5. | 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" | |
6. | call - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" | |
7. | 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" | |
8. | call - order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" | |
9. | 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" | |
10. | call - indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" | |
11. | call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" | |
12. | call - read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll" | |
13. | 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" | |
14. | call - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out" | |
15. | call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" | |
16. | call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" | |
17. | call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" | |
18. | call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" | |
19. | call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" | |
20. | call - demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" Synonyms: call in | |
21. | call - give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance Synonyms: call off | |
22. | 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" Synonyms: address | |
23. | call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" | |
24. | call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" Synonyms: bid | |
25. | call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" | |
26. | call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" | |
27. | call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" | |
28. | call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |