call

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

2. 2transitive verb

   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.

3. 3transitive verb

   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.

4. 4transitive verb

   To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name.

5. 5transitive verb

   To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate.

6. 6transitive verb

   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.

7. 7transitive verb

   To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of.

8. 8transitive verb

   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.

9. 9transitive verb

   To invoke; to appeal to.

10. 10transitive verb

    To rouse from sleep; to awaken.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; -- sometimes with to.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To make a demand, requirement, or request.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders.

14. 14noun

    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.

15. 15noun

    A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty.

16. 16noun

    An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.

17. 17noun

    A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal.

18. 18noun

    A divine vocation or summons.

19. 19noun

    Vocation; employment.

20. 20noun

    A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders.

21. 21noun

    A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.

22. 22noun

    A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.

23. 23noun

    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.

24. 24noun

    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.

25. 25noun

    The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on.

26. 26noun

    See Assessment, 4.

27. 27noun

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

28. 28noun

    (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

    "he was ejected for protesting the call"

29. 29noun

    a visit in an official or professional capacity

    "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"

    "the salesman's call on a customer"

30. 30noun

    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"

31. 31noun

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

    "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"

32. 32noun

    a telephone connection

    "she reported several anonymous calls"

    "he placed a phone call to London"

33. 33noun

    an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

    "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

34. 34noun

    the characteristic sound produced by a bird

    "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

    Synonyms

    birdcallbirdsongsong
35. 35noun

    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

    "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

    Synonyms

    cryoutcryshoutvociferationyell
36. 36noun

    a request

    "many calls for Christmas stories"

    "not many calls for buggywhips"

37. 37noun

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

    Synonyms

    claim
38. 38noun

    a demand for a show of hands in a card game

    "after two raises there was a call"

39. 39noun

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

40. 40verb

    rouse somebody from sleep with a call

    "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"

41. 41verb

    consider or regard as being

    "I would not call her beautiful"

42. 42verb

    challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

    "call the speaker on a question of fact"

43. 43verb

    utter in a loud voice or announce

    "He called my name"

    "The auctioneer called the bids"

44. 44verb

    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"

45. 45verb

    order or request or give a command for

    "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"

46. 46verb

    lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

    "Call ducks"

47. 47verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    phoneringtelephone
48. 48verb

    order, request, or command to come

    "She was called into the director's office"

    "Call the police!"

49. 49verb

    declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee

    "call a runner out"

50. 50verb

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

    "He deserves to be called on that"

51. 51verb

    require the presentation of for redemption before maturation

    "Call a bond"

52. 52verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    cryhollerholloscreamshoutsquallyell
53. 53verb

    make a prediction about; tell in advance

    "Call the outcome of an election"

    Synonyms

    anticipateforebodeforetellpredictprognosticatepromise
54. 54verb

    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"

55. 55verb

    utter a characteristic note or cry

    "bluejays called to one another"

56. 56verb

    assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

    "They named their son David"

    "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

    Synonyms

    name
57. 57verb

    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"

58. 58verb

    read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

    "Call roll"

59. 59verb

    indicate a decision in regard to

    "call balls and strikes behind the plate"

60. 60verb

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

61. 61verb

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

    "He called his trump"

    Synonyms

    bid
62. 62verb

    demand payment of (a loan)

    "Call a loan"

63. 63verb

    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"

64. 64verb

    pay a brief visit

    "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

    Synonyms

    visit
65. 65verb

    make a stop in a harbour

    "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"

66. 66verb

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

    "He always addresses me with `Sir'"

    "Call me Mister"

    Synonyms

    address
67. 67verb

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

    "call a football game"