call

assign a specified, proper name to

• “They named their son David”
• “The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader”

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”

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”

order, request, or command to come

• “She was called into the director”
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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”

pay a brief visit

• “The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens”

call a meeting; invite or command to meet

• “The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the”
• “";”

order or request or give a command for

• “The unions called a general strike for Sunday”

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”

indicate a decision in regard to

• “call balls and strikes behind the plate”

stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

• “call a football game”

read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

• “Call roll”

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”

declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee

• “call a runner out”

utter a characteristic note or cry

• “bluejays called to one another”

utter in a loud voice or announce

• “He called my name”
• “The auctioneer called the bids”

make a prediction about; tell in advance

• “Call the outcome of an election”

challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense

• “He deserves to be called on that”

consider or regard as being

• “I would not call her beautiful”

demand payment of (a loan)

• “Call a loan”

give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

• “He always addresses me with”
• “";”
• “;”

make a stop in a harbour

• “The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow”

make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

• “He called his trump”

require the presentation of for redemption before maturation

• “Call a bond”

lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

• “Call ducks”

challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

• “call the speaker on a question of fact”

rouse somebody from sleep with a call

• “I was called at 5 A.M. this morning”

a telephone connection

• “she reported several anonymous calls”
• “he placed a phone call to London”
• “he heard the phone ringing but didn”

a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

• “he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call”

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

• “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”

a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

the characteristic sound produced by a bird

• “a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age”

a brief social visit

• “senior professors”

a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

a demand for a show of hands in a card game

• “after two raises there was a call”

a request

• “many calls for Christmas stories”
• “not many calls for buggywhips”

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

• “Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed”

brief visit in an official or professional capacity

• “the pastor”
• “;”
• “;”
• “s call on a customer”

(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

• “he was ejected for protesting the call”

the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date