:to bring under consideration or discussion: The judge called the case to court.
:to attract or lure by imitating characteristic sounds.
:to direct or attract: He called his roommate's attention to the mess.
:to name or address as: His parents named him James, but the boys call him Jim.
:to designate as something specified: He called me a liar.
:to think of as something specified; consider; estimate: I call that a mean remark.
:to demand of that he or she fulfill a promise, furnish evidence for a statement, etc.: They called him on his story.
:to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure: She called him on his vulgar language.
:to demand payment or fulfillment of.
:to demand presentation of for redemption.
:to forecast correctly: He has called the outcome of the last three elections.
:Sports. to pronounce a judgment on: The umpire called the pitch a strike.to put an end to because of inclement weather, poor field conditions, etc.: A sudden downpour forced the umpire to call the game.
:Pool. to name one intends to drive into a particular pocket.
:Computers. to invoke in a computer program.
:Cards. to demand.to demand the display of a hand by.Poker.to equal or equal the bet made by in a round.Bridge.to signal one's partner for a lead of.
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:to speak loudly, as to attract attention; shout; cry: She called to the children.
:to make a short visit; stop at a place on some errand or business: She called at the store for the package.
:to telephone or try to telephone a person: He promised to call at noon.
:Cards. to demand a card.to demand a showing of hands.Poker.to equal a bet.Bridge.to bid or pass.
: to utter its characteristic cry.
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:a cry or shout.
:the cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal.
:an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call.
:an act or instance of telephoning: She returned his call as soon as her meeting was over.
:a short visit: to make a call on someone.
:a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.: We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls.
:a summons, invitation, or bidding: The students gathered at the call of the dean.
:a calling of a roll; roll call.
:the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.: the call of the sea.
:a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: He had a call to become a minister.
:a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc.
:a need or occasion: He had no call to say such outrageous things.
:a demand or claim: to make a call on a person's time.
:a demand for payment of an obligation, especially where payment is at the option of the creditor.
:Cards. a demand for a card or a showing of hands.Poker.an equaling of the preceding bet.Bridge.a bid or pass.
:Sports. a judgment or decision by an umpire, a referee, or other official of a contest, as on a shot, pitch, or batter: The referees were making one bad call after another.
:Theater. a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager.act call. curtain call.
:Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller.
:Also called call option .Finance. an option that gives the right to buy a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given period of time, purchased by a person who believes the price will rise.Compare put.
:Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds.
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:call away, to cause to leave or go; summon: A death in the family called him away.
:call back, to summon or bring back; recall: He called back the messenger.The actor was called back for a second audition.to revoke; retract: to call back an accusation.
:call down, to request or pray for; invoke: to call down the wrath of God.to reprimand; scold: The boss called us down for lateness.
:call for, to go or come to get; pick up; fetch. to request; summon. to require; need: The occasion calls for a cool head.
:call forth, to summon into action; bring into existence: to call forth her courage and resolve.
:call in, to call for payment; collect. to withdraw from circulation: to call in gold certificates.to call upon for consultation; ask for help: Two specialists were called in to assist in the operation.to inform or report by telephone: Did he call in his decision this morning?to participate in a radio or television program by telephone.
:call in / into question question.
:call off, to distract; take away: Please call off your dog.to cancel that had been planned for a certain date: The performance was called off because of rain.
:call on / upon to ask; appeal to: They called on him to represent them.to visit for a short time: to call on friends.
:call out. See entry at callout.
:call up, to bring forward for consideration or discussion.to cause to remember; evoke. to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone.to summon for action or service: A large number of Army reservists were called up.Computers.to summon from a computer system for display on a screen: She called up the full text.