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66 Definitions of: call

1. verb, to speak or utter (words, sounds, etc) loudly so as to attract attention
2. verb, to ask or order to come
3. verb, to make a visit (to)
4. verb, to telephone (a person)
5. verb, to summon to a specific office, profession, etc
6. verb, (of animals or birds) to utter (a characteristic sound or cry)
7. verb, to summon (a bird or animal) by imitating its cry
8. verb, to name or style
9. verb, to designate
10. verb, to speak ill of or scold
11. verb, to regard in a specific way
12. verb, to attract (attention)
13. verb, to read (a list, register, etc) aloud to check for omissions or absentees
14. verb, to give an order (for)
15. verb, to try to predict the result of tossing a coin
16. verb, to awaken
17. verb, to cause to assemble
18. verb, sport (of an umpire, referee, etc) to pass judgment upon (a shot, player, etc) with a call
19. verb, to broadcast a commentary on (a horse race or other sporting event)
20. verb, to demand repayment of (a loan, redeemable bond, security, etc)
21. verb, accounting to demand payment of (a portion of a share issue not yet paid by subscribers)
22. verb, to award (a student at an Inn of Court) the degree of barrister (esp in the phrase call to the bar)
23. verb, computing to transfer control to (a named subprogram)
24. verb, poker to demand that (a player) expose his hand, after equalling his bet
25. verb, bridge to make a bid
26. verb, (in square-dancing) to call out (instructions) to the dancers
27. verb, billiards to ask (a player) to say what kind of shot he will play or (of a player) to name his shot
28. verb, a) to require b) to come or go (for) in order to fetch
29. verb, to make an appeal or request (to)
30. verb, to predict the outcome of an event
31. verb, call into being to create
32. verb, call into play to begin to operate
33. verb, call in or into question. See question
34. verb, call it a day to stop work or other activity
35. verb, too close to call (of the outcome of a competition, election, match, etc) unable to be predicted
36. verb, call to mind to remember or cause to be remembered
37. noun, a cry or shout
38. noun, the characteristic cry of a bird or animal
39. noun, a device, such as a whistle, intended to imitate the cry of a bird or animal
40. noun, a summons or invitation
41. noun, a summons or signal sounded on a horn, bugle, etc
42. noun, hunting any of several notes or patterns of notes, blown on a hunting horn as a signal
43. noun, hunting a) an imitation of the characteristic cry of a wild animal or bird to lure it to the hunter b) an instrument for producing such an imitation
44. noun, a short visit
45. noun, an inner urge to some task or profession; vocation
46. noun, allure or fascination, esp of a place
47. noun, the summons to the bar of a student member of an Inn of Court
48. noun, need, demand, or occasion
49. noun, demand or claim (esp in the phrase the call of duty)
50. noun, theatre a notice to actors informing them of times of rehearsals
51. noun, (in square dancing) an instruction to execute new figures
52. noun, a conversation or a request for a connection by telephone
53. noun, commerce a) a demand for repayment of a loan b) (as modifier)
54. noun, finance a) a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment b) a demand for an instalment payment on the issue price of bonds or shares
55. noun, billiards a demand to an opponent to say what kind of shot he will play
56. noun, poker a demand for a hand or hands to be exposed
57. noun, bridge a bid, or a player's turn to bid
58. noun, a decision or judgment
59. noun, sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc
60. noun, a broadcast commentary on a horse race or other sporting event
61. noun, Also called: call option stock exchange an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period. Compare put
62. noun, See roll call
63. noun, call for margin stock exchange a demand made by a stockbroker for partial payment of a client's debt due to decreasing value of the collateral
64. noun, call of nature. See nature
65. noun, on call a) (of a loan, etc) repayable on demand b) available to be called for work outside normal working hours
66. noun, within call within range; accessible ▷ See also call down ▷ See also, call forth ▷ See also, call in ▷ See also, call off ▷ See also, call out ▷ See also, call up
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Synonyms:	style, reason, magnetism, draw, name, visit, request, order, demand, appeal	And more...
Antonyms:	whisper, dismiss

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