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Call

kɔːl

Call definitions
verb
call called calling calls
  1. give (a baby or animal) a specified name

    "they called their daughter Hannah"

    name
    • have a specified name

      "she is called Eva"

    • address or refer to (someone) by a specified name, title, etc.

      "please call me Bob"

    • refer to or consider (someone or something) as being

      "he's the only person I would call a friend"

  2. cry out (a word or words)

    "he heard an insistent voice calling his name"

    cry out cry shout yell sing out whoop bellow roar halloo bawl scream shriek screech
    • cry out to (someone) in order to summon them or attract their attention

      "she heard Terry calling her"

    • (of an animal, especially a bird) make its characteristic cry

      "overhead, a skylark called"

    • shout out or chant (the steps and figures) to people performing a square dance or country dance
    • make (a particular bid) during the auction

      "her partner called 6♠"

    • claim (a specified privilege) for oneself, typically by shouting out a particular word or set phrase

      "I call first dibs on the bathroom"

  3. contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone

    "could I call you back?"

    phone telephone get on the phone to get someone on the phone dial make/place a call to get reach
    • use a phone to summon (someone or something, especially an emergency service or a taxi)

      "her husband called an ambulance"

  4. order or request the attendance of

    "representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the Monaco stewards"

    • bring (a witness) into court to give evidence

      "four expert witnesses were called"

    • draw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour

      "she called him on his claim that the media were doing a bad job of covering the economy"

    • cause (someone) to have a strong urge to choose a particular career or way of life

      "he was called to the priesthood"

  5. announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, election, or strike) is to happen

    "there appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election"

    convene summon call together order assemble
  6. (of a person) pay a brief visit

    "I've got to call at the bank to get some cash"

    • (of a train or coach) stop at (a specified station or stations) on a particular route

      "the 8.15 service to Paddington, calling at Reading"

  7. (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, etc.) to be the thing specified

    "the linesman called the ball wide"

    • (of an umpire) declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball

      "he was called for throwing in the match against Hampshire"

    • predict the result of (a future event, especially an election or a vote)

      "in the Midlands the race remains too close to call"

    • guess (the outcome) of tossing a coin

      "Burnley called heads and won the toss"

  8. cause (a subroutine) to be executed

    "one subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)"

noun
call calls
  1. a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention

    "a nearby fisherman heard their calls for help"

    cry shout yell whoop roar scream shriek
    • a series of notes sounded on a brass instrument as a signal to do something

      "a bugle call to rise at 8.30"

    • a direction in a square dance given by the caller
    • a bid, response, or double

      "the alternative call of 2♠ would be quite unsound"

  2. the characteristic cry of a bird or other animal

    "it is best distinguished by its call, a loud ‘pwit’"

    cry song sound
    • a device used to imitate the cry of a particular bird or other animal

      "turkeys in the wild don't sound like most turkey calls"

  3. an instance of speaking to someone on the phone or attempting to contact someone by phone

    "I'll give you a call at around five"

    phone call telephone call
  4. a brief visit, especially one made for social reasons

    "we paid a call on Ben and his family"

    visit social call
    • a visit or journey made by a doctor or other professional in response to a request for help, especially in an emergency situation

      "the ambulance is out on a call"

  5. an appeal or demand for something to happen or be done

    "the call for action was welcomed"

    appeal request plea entreaty
    • demand, need, or reason for

      "there is little call for antique furniture"

  6. an order or request for someone to be present

    "he was delighted that so many former players had heeded the call to attend the conference"

    summons request
    • a vocation

      "feeling the call to ministry, I started looking for a Bible college"

    • a powerful force of attraction

      "walkers can't resist the call of the Cairngorms"

  7. (in sport) a decision or ruling made by an umpire or other official, traditionally conveyed by a shout, that the ball has gone out of play or that a rule has been breached

    "he was visibly irritated with the umpire's calls"

    • a decision, judgement, or prediction

      "personally, I'm all in favour, but it's your call"

  8. a command to execute a subroutine

    "parameter values may be changed by calls to a special purpose input specification subroutine"

  9. a demand for payment of lent or unpaid capital
  10. (in a bar, club, etc.) denoting or made with relatively expensive brands of alcohol which customers request by name

    "try wines by the glass for $5, beer for $3, and call drinks for $8"