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intransitive verb1 a: to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout <call for help> b: to make a request or demand <call for an investigation> cof an animal : to utter a characteristic note or cry d: to get or try to get into communication by telephone <just called to say hello> —often used with up e: to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands) f: to give the calls for a square dance2: to make a brief visit <called to pay his respects> <called on a friend>transitive verb1 a
(1): to utter in a loud distinct voice —often used with out<call out a number>
(2): to announce or read loudly or authoritatively <call the roll> <call off a row of figures>
(3): to announce the play-by-play of (as a football game) b
(1): to command or request to come or be present <was called to testify>
(2): to cause to come : bring <calls to mind an old saying> c: to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office <was called to active duty> <was called to the bar of justice> d: to invite or command to meet : convoke <call a meeting> e: to rouse from sleep or summon to get up f
(1): to give the order for : bring into action <call a strike against the company> <call a pitchout>
(2): to manage by giving the signals or orders <that catcher calls a good game> g
(1): to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)
(2): to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet
(3): to challenge to make good on a statement
(4): to charge with or censure for an offense <deserves to be called on that> h: to attract (as game) by imitating the characteristic cry i: to halt (as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions j: to rule on the status of (as a pitched ball or a player's action) <call balls and strikes> <call a base runner safe> k: to give the calls for (a square dance) —often used with off l
(1): to demand payment of especially by formal notice <call a loan>
(2): to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption meters
(1): to get or try to get in communication with by telephone <call the doctor to make an appointment>
(2): to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned <call 911>
(3): to make a signal to in order to transmit a message <call the flagship>2 a: to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to <call her Kitty> b
(1): to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider <can hardly be called generous>
(2): to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience <call it an even dollar> c
(1): to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict
(2): to name or specify in advance <call the toss of a coin>3: to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (as a subroutine or procedure)
synonyms see summon
— call a spade a spade
1: to call a thing by its right name however coarse2: to speak frankly
— call for
1: to call (as at one's house) to get <I'll call for you after dinner>2: to require as necessary or appropriate <the job calls for typing skills> <the design calls for three windows>
— call in question or call into question
: to cast doubt upon <a report calling into question the drug's effectiveness>
— call it a day
: to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing
— call it quits
: to call it a day : quit
— call names
: to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively
— call on
1: to call upon2: to elicit a response from (as a student) <the teacher called on her first>
— call one's bluff
: to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
— call the shots
: to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure
— call the tune
: to call the shots
— call time
: to ask for or grant a time-out
— call to account
: to hold responsible : reprimand
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