call

[[t]kɔl[/t]]

v. t.

1) to cry out in a loud voice:

to call someone's name[/ex]

2) to summon or invite to come:

to call a witness; to call the family to dinner[/ex]

3) to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone

4) to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken

5) to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice

6) to convoke; convene:

to call a meeting[/ex]

7) to announce authoritatively; proclaim:

to call a strike[/ex]

8) to schedule:

to call a rehearsal[/ex]

9) to summon by or as if by divine command:

felt called to the ministry[/ex]

10) to summon to an office, duty, etc.:

He was called to the army[/ex]

11) to cause to come; bring:

to call a forgotten episode to mind[/ex]

12) to bring under consideration or discussion:

The judge called the case[/ex]

13) to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds

14) to direct or attract (attention)

15) to name or address (someone) as

16) to designate as something specified:

She called me a liar[/ex]

17) to think of as something specified; consider:

I call that a mean remark[/ex]

18) to demand of (someone) fulfillment of a promise, evidence for a statement, etc.:

They called him on his story[/ex]

19) to criticize; censure:

She called them on their vulgar language[/ex]

20) bus to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan)

21) to forecast correctly

22) spo (of a sports official)

a) to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.)

b) to put an end to (a contest) because of inclement weather, poor field conditions, etc

23) gam (in pool) to name (the ball) one intends to drive into a particular pocket

24) gam

a) to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round of poker

b) to signal one's partner in bridge for a lead of (a certain card or suit)

25) to speak loudly, as to attract attention:

She called to the children[/ex]

26) to make a short visit

27) to telephone or try to telephone a person

28) gam

a) to equal a bet in poker

b) to bid or pass in bridge

29) anb (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry

30) phv call back

a) to request or demand to return; recall

b) to return the telephone call of

31) phv call down

a) to request or pray for; invoke:

to call down the wrath of God[/ex]

b) to reprimand; scold

32) phv call for

a) to go or come to get; pick up; fetch

b) to request; summon

c) to require; demand; need

33) phv call forth, to summon into action; bring into existence

34) phv call in

a) bus to request payment for

b) bus to withdraw from circulation

c) to appeal to for consultation; ask for help from

35) phv call off

a) to summon or take away:

Please call off your dog[/ex]

b) phv to cancel (something planned)

36) phv call on or upon

a) to ask; appeal to

b) to visit for a short time

37) phv call out

a) to speak in a loud voice; shout

b) to summon into service or action:

Call out the militia![/ex]

38) phv call up

a) to bring forward or make available for consideration or action

b) to cause to remember; evoke

c) to make a telephone call to

d) to summon for action, esp. military service

39) a cry or shout

40) anb the vocal sound of a bird or other animal

41) an instrument for imitating this sound and luring an animal

42) an act or instance of telephoning

43) a short visit

44) a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc

45) a summons, invitation, or bidding

46) roll call

47) fascination or appeal:

the call of the sea[/ex]

48) a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service:

a call to the ministry[/ex]

49) an invitation to accept a job as pastor, professor, etc

50) a need or occasion:

no call for panic[/ex]

51) a demand or claim:

a call on one's time[/ex]

52) gam

a) an equaling of the preceding bet in poker

b) a bid or pass in bridge

53) spo a judgment or decision by an umpire, referee, or other official of a contest

54)

a) sbz a notice of rehearsal for performance

b) sbz

curtain call

55) danc mad a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller

56) bus an option to buy a fixed amount of stock at a specified price by a certain date: done in the belief that the price will rise

Compare put 37)

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- call the shots or the tune on call within call

Etymology: 1200–50; ME, prob. < ON kalla to call out