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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)"