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Noun call-- has 13 senses
- 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"
--1 is a kind of telephone, telephony
--1 has particulars:
- 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"
--2 is a kind of inclination, disposition, tendency
- 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"
--3 is a kind of utterance, vocalization
--3 has particulars: | | bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl; blue murder; catcall; clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry; halloo; hoot; hosanna; noise; scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching; whoop; war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry; yelling, shouting; yodel; boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird |
- call, claim - a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
--4 is a kind of demand
- 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"
--5 is a kind of animal communication
- call - a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"
--6 is a kind of visit
- margin call, call - a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
--7 is a kind of demand
- call - a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
--8 is a kind of demand
--8 is a part of card game, cards
- call - a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
--9 is a kind of request, asking
--9 has particulars: recall
- call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
--10 is a kind of instruction, command, statement, program line
--10 has particulars: function call; system call, supervisor call instruction
- 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"
--11 is a kind of visit
--11 has particulars: round
- call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
--12 is a kind of decision, determination, conclusion
- call option, call - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
--13 is a kind of option
--13 is a part of straddle, span
Verb call-- has 28 senses
- name, call - assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
--1 is one way to label
Sample sentence:
They call him "Bobby"
- 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"
--2 is one way to telecommunicate
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot call Sue
They call
- 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"
--3 is one way to label
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody something
- call, send for - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
--4 is one way to order, tell, enjoin, say
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot call Sue
- 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"
--5 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- visit, call in, call - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
--6 is one way to meet, get together
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- 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"
--7 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- call - order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
--8 is one way to order
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- 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"
--9 is one way to request
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- call - indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate"
--10 is one way to indicate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"
--11 is one way to postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- call - read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll"
--12 is one way to read
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Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--13 is one way to telecommunicate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- call - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out"
--14 is one way to declare, adjudge, hold
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something
- call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another"
--15 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"
--16 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
--17 is one way to guess, venture, pretend, hazard
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"
--18 is one way to challenge, dispute, gainsay
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot call Sue
- call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful"
--19 is one way to see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- call, call in - demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan"
--20 is one way to demand, exact
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Somebody ----s something
- call, call off - give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
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Somebody ----s
- 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"
--22 is one way to address, turn to
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something
- call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
--23 is one way to stop, stop over
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- bid, call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
--24 is one way to play
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Somebody ----s
- call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"
--25 is one way to ask, require, expect
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Somebody ----s something
- call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"
--26 is one way to entice, lure, tempt
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"
--27 is one way to challenge, dispute, gainsay
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Somebody ----s somebody
- call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
--28 is one way to awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
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Somebody ----s somebody
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