Call
[n] the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
[n] (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
[n] 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"
[n] a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"
[n] a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
[n] 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"
[n] an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
[n] the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
[n] a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
[n] a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
[n] a demand especially in the phrase"the call of duty"
[n] a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
[n] a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
[v] rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
[v] consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful"
[v] challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"
[v] utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"
[v] 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"
[v] order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
[v] lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"
[v] 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"
[v] order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
[v] declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out"
[v] challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"
[v] require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"
[v] 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"
[v] make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
[v] 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"
[v] utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another"
[v] assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
[v] 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"
[v] read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll"
[v] indicate a decision in regard to (sports); "call balls and strikes behind the plate"
[v] stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"
[v] give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
[v] make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
[v] demand payment of, as of a loan; "Call a loan"
[v] 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"
[v] pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
[v] make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
[v] greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
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Synonyms
address, anticipate, bid, birdcall, birdsong, call in, call in, call off, call option, call up, claim, cry, cry, forebode, foretell, holler, hollo, margin call, outcry, phone, phone call, predict, prognosticate, promise, ring, scream, shout, shout, shout
Related Terms
accompany, address, adjuration, adumbrate, alarm, alarum, allurement, Angelus, Angelus bell, animal noise, ante, ante up, antecedents, apostleship, apostrophize, appeal, appeal to, appraise, appreciate, approximate, ask, ask for, assemble, assess, attend,