call

/kɔ:l/
Noun
  1. the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
  2. (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
    • he was ejected for protesting the call
  3. a visit in an official or professional capacity
    • the pastor's calls on his parishioners
    • the salesman's call on a customer
  4. an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
    • Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed
  5. a request
    • many calls for Christmas stories
    • not many calls for buggywhips
  6. a demand for a show of hands in a card game
    • after two raises there was a call
  7. a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
  8. 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
  9. the characteristic sound produced by a bird
    • a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
  10. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
  11. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
    • the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
  12. a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
    • he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
  13. 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
Verb
  1. rouse somebody from sleep with a call
    • I was called at 5 A.M. this morning
  2. consider or regard as being
    • I would not call her beautiful
  3. challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
    • call the speaker on a question of fact
  4. utter in a loud voice or announce
    • He called my name
    • The auctioneer called the bids
  5. 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
  6. order or request or give a command for
    • The unions called a general strike for Sunday
  7. lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
    • Call ducks
  8. declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
    • call a runner out
  9. challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
    • He deserves to be called on that
  10. require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
    • Call a bond
  11. make a prediction about; tell in advance
    • Call the outcome of an election
  12. indicate a decision in regard to
    • call balls and strikes behind the plate
  13. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
  14. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
    • He called his trump
  15. demand payment of (a loan)
    • Call a loan
  16. make a stop in a harbour
    • The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow
  17. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
    • He always addresses me with `Sir'
    • Call me Mister
    • She calls him by first name
  18. stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
    • call a football game
  19. utter a characteristic note or cry
    • bluejays called to one another
  20. 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
  21. read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
    • Call roll
  22. 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
  23. pay a brief visit
    • The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
  24. order, request, or command to come
    • She was called into the director's office
    • Call the police!
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
    • They named their son David
    • The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader

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The umpire makes a loud call during the baseball game.