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1. | [ verb ] assign a specified, proper name to | |
Synonyms: | name | |
Examples: | "They named their son David" "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
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Related terms: | label term baptize entitle address rename dub tag style address naming | |
2. | [ verb ] (telecommunications) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | |
Synonyms: | telephone phone ring call_up | |
Examples: | "I tried to call you all night" "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" |
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Related terms: | telecommunicate call_in cell_phone telephone telephone caller dial | |
3. | [ verb ] ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality | |
Examples: | "He called me a bastard" "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" |
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Related terms: | label misname post name | |
4. | [ verb ] order, request, or command to come | |
Synonyms: | send_for | |
Examples: | "She was called into the director's office" "Call the police!" |
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Related terms: | order summon summon call_up call_in muster hail recall lift beep raise summon provoke call_up | |
5. | [ verb ] utter a sudden loud cry | |
Synonyms: | scream yell shout cry holler squall shout_out hollo | |
Examples: | "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle" "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" |
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Related terms: | utter squawk squeak howl shriek whoop halloo hollo hurrah exclaim call_out exclaim cry cry scream bellow yelling screamer | |
6. | [ verb ] pay a brief visit | |
Synonyms: | visit call_in | |
Examples: | "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
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Related terms: | meet see see drop_by visitor caller | |
7. | [ verb ] call a meeting; invite or command to meet | |
Examples: | "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the "Final Solution" "The new dean calls meetings every week" |
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Related terms: | request meet | |
8. | [ verb ] indicate a decision in regard to (sports) | |
Examples: | : "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
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Related terms: | indicate sport | |
9. | [ verb ] order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role | |
Examples: | "He was already called 4 times for jury duty" "They called him to active military duty" |
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Related terms: | request | |
10. | [ verb ] order or request or give a command for | |
Examples: | "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" |
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Related terms: | order | |
11. | [ noun ] (telecommunications) a telephone connection | |
Synonyms: | telephone_call phone_call | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | telephone local_call call-back crank_call wake-up_call call-in conference_call long-distance collect_call | |
12. | [ verb ] (telecommunications) send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message | |
Examples: | "Hawaii is calling!" "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling" |
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Related terms: | telecommunicate telecommunication | |
13. | [ verb ] stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather | |
Examples: | "call a football game" |
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Related terms: | postpone | |
14. | [ verb ] read aloud to check for omissions or absentees | |
Examples: | "Call roll" |
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Related terms: | read | |
15. | [ verb ] utter a characteristic note or cry | |
Examples: | "bluejays called to one another" |
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Related terms: | utter birdcall | |
16. | [ noun ] a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course | |
Examples: | "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" |
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Related terms: | inclination | |
17. | [ noun ] a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition | |
Synonyms: | cry yell shout outcry vociferation | |
Examples: | "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
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Related terms: | utterance war_cry scream bellow yelling catcall clamor hoot whoop halloo boo yodel noise blue_murder hosanna shout exclaim yell outshout | |
18. | [ verb ] challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense | |
Examples: | "He deserves to be called on that" |
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Related terms: | challenge | |
19. | [ verb ] (law) demand payment of, as of a loan | |
Synonyms: | call_in | |
Examples: | "Call a loan" |
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Related terms: | demand | |
20. | [ noun ] a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" | |
Synonyms: | claim | |
Related terms: | demand | |
21. | [ noun ] the characteristic sound produced by a bird | |
Synonyms: | song birdsong birdcall | |
Examples: | "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" |
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Related terms: | animal_communication sing | |
22. | [ noun ] a brief social visit | |
Examples: | : "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers" |
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Related terms: | visit visit visit | |
23. | [ verb ] give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance | |
Synonyms: | call_off | |
Related terms: | caller square_dance | |
24. | [ verb ] (bridge,games) make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands | |
Synonyms: | bid | |
Examples: | "He called his trump" |
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Related terms: | play underbid preempt outcall outbid overbid raise double card_game bidder bid | |
25. | [ verb ] utter in a loud voice or announce | |
Examples: | "He called my name" "The auctioneer called the bids" |
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Related terms: | utter shout | |
26. | [ verb ] challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of | |
Examples: | "call the speaker on a question of fact" |
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Related terms: | challenge | |
27. | [ verb ] make a stop in a harbour | |
Examples: | "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" |
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Related terms: | stop visit | |
28. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1974 | |
29. | [ verb ] lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal | |
Examples: | : "Call ducks" |
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Related terms: | entice | |
30. | [ verb ] declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee | |
Examples: | "call a runner out" |
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Related terms: | declare | |
31. | [ noun ] a request | |
Examples: | "many calls for Christmas stories" "not many calls for buggywhips" |
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Related terms: | request recall | |
32. | [ noun ] (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee | |
Examples: | "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
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Related terms: | decision sport | |
33. | [ verb ] require the presentation of for redemption before maturation | |
Examples: | "Call a bond" |
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Related terms: | ask | |
34. | [ verb ] make a prediction about; tell in advance | |
Synonyms: | predict promise anticipate forebode prognosticate foretell | |
Examples: | "Call the outcome of an election" |
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Related terms: | guess bet read forecast prophesy secondguess augur prophecy prediction foreboding forecaster prognosis | |
35. | [ noun ] (finance) a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement | |
Synonyms: | margin_call | |
Related terms: | demand | |
36. | [ noun ] (cards) a demand for a show of hands in a card game | |
Examples: | "after two raises there was a call" |
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Related terms: | demand card_game | |
37. | [ verb ] rouse somebody from sleep with a call | |
Examples: | "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
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Related terms: | awaken | |
38. | [ verb ] consider or regard as being | |
Examples: | "I would not call her beautiful" |
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Related terms: | see | |
39. | [ noun ] (computer science) an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | |
Examples: | "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
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Related terms: | instruction system_call function_call | |
40. | [ verb ] greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name | |
Synonyms: | address | |
Examples: | "He always addresses me with `Sir'" "Call me Mister" "She calls him by first name" |
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Related terms: | name address name | |
41. | [ noun ] brief visit in an official or professional capacity | |
Examples: | : "the pastor's visits to his parishioners" "a visit to a dentist" "the salesman's call on a customer" |
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Related terms: | visit visit round | |
42. | [ noun ] (writing) the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date | |
Synonyms: | call_option | |
Related terms: | put_option option straddle | |
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