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1. (noun) 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"

2. (noun) 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. (noun) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

4. (noun) call, claim
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

5. (noun) birdcall, call, birdsong, song
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
"a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

6. (noun) 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"

7. (noun) margin call, call
a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

8. (noun) call
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
"after two raises there was a call"

9. (noun) call
a request
"many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

10. (noun) call
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
"Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

11. (noun) call
a visit in an official or professional capacity
"the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"

12. (noun) call
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
"he was ejected for protesting the call"

13. (verb) call option, call
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

14. (verb) name, call
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
"They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

15. (verb) 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"

16. (verb) call, telephone, call up, phone, 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"

17. (verb) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
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"

18. (verb) call, send for
order, request, or command to come
"She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

19. (verb) visit, call in, call
pay a brief visit
"The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

20. (verb) 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"

21. (verb) call
read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
"Call roll"

22. (verb) 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"

23. (verb) call
utter a characteristic note or cry
"bluejays called to one another"

24. (verb) call
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
"call a football game"

25. (verb) 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"

26. (verb) call
make a stop in a harbour
"The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"

27. (verb) call, call in
demand payment of (a loan)
"Call a loan"

28. (verb) bid, call
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
"He called his trump"

29. (verb) call, call off
give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

30. (verb) call
indicate a decision in regard to
"call balls and strikes behind the plate"

31. (verb) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
make a prediction about; tell in advance
"Call the outcome of an election"

32. (verb) call
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
"Call a bond"

33. (verb) call
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
"He deserves to be called on that"

34. (verb) call
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
"call a runner out"

35. (verb) call
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
"Call ducks"

36. (verb) call
order or request or give a command for
"The unions called a general strike for Sunday"

37. (verb) 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"

38. (verb) call
utter in a loud voice or announce
"He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"

39. (verb) call
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
"call the speaker on a question of fact"

40. (verb) call
consider or regard as being
"I would not call her beautiful"

41. (verb) call
rouse somebody from sleep with a call
"I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"


Definitions of 'CALL' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) CALL
the act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call

2. (noun) CALL
a signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty

3. (noun) CALL
an invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor

4. (noun) CALL
a requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal

5. (noun) CALL
a divine vocation or summons

6. (noun) CALL
vocation; employment

7. (noun) CALL
a short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders

8. (noun) CALL
a note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds

9. (noun) CALL
a whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty

10. (noun) CALL
the cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry

11. (noun) CALL
a reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land

12. (noun) CALL
the privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on

13. (noun) CALL
see Assessment, 4

14. (verb) CALL
to command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant

15. (verb) CALL
to summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church

16. (verb) CALL
to invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen

17. (verb) CALL
to give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name

18. (verb) CALL
to regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate

19. (verb) CALL
to state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work

20. (verb) CALL
to show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of

21. (verb) CALL
to utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a military company

22. (verb) CALL
to invoke; to appeal to

23. (verb) CALL
to rouse from sleep; to awaken

24. (verb) CALL
to speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; -- sometimes with to

25. (verb) CALL
to make a demand, requirement, or request

26. (verb) CALL
to make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders


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