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call definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb call 8 of 28 senses of call Sense 1 name call => baptize, baptise, christen => style => dub, nickname => rename => entitle, title => term => tag Sense 2 call telephone, call up phone, ring => call in Sense 3 call => misname, miscall => post brand Sense 4 call send for => summon, summons, cite => beep => recall => call in => lift => muster => hail => summon => call up mobilize, mobilise, rally Sense 5 shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall => hollo => hurrah => halloo => whoop => shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe => howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl => squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech Sense 6 visit, call in call => see => see => drop by drop in come by Sense 17 predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise => read => secondguess, outguess => augur => bet, wager => forecast, calculate => prophesy Sense 24 bid, call => raise => outcall => underbid => outbid => overbid => preempt Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb call 8 of 28 senses of call Sense 1 name call => baptize, baptise, christen => style => dub, nickname => rename => entitle, title => proclaim => term => tag Sense 2 call telephone, call up phone, ring => call in Sense 3 call => misname, miscall => post brand Sense 4 call send for => summon, summons, cite => vouch => vouch in => demand => beep => recall => call in => lift => muster => hail => summon => page => buzz => convoke, convene => beckon => call up mobilize, mobilise, rally Sense 5 shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall => hollo => hurrah => halloo => whoop => shriek, shrill, screech, pipe up pipe => yowl, caterwaul => howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl => squall, waul, wawl => squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech Sense 6 visit, call in call => see => see => drop by drop in come by Sense 17 predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise => read => secondguess, outguess => augur => bet, wager => forecast, calculate => prophesy => vaticinate => enlighten, irradiate Sense 24 bid, call => raise => outcall => underbid => outbid => overbid => preempt Entailment of verb call 2 of 28 senses of call Sense 2 call telephone, call up phone, ring => dial Sense 21 call call off => square dance Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb call 28 senses of call Sense 1 name call => label Sense 2 call telephone, call up phone, ring => telecommunicate Sense 3 call => label Sense 4 call send for => order tell enjoin, say Also See-> call forth#2; call forth#1; call up#4 Sense 5 shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall => utter, emit, let out let loose Also See-> call out#2 Sense 6 visit, call in call => meet get together Sense 7 call => request, bespeak, call for quest Sense 8 call => order Sense 9 call => request Sense 10 call => indicate Sense 11 call => postpone, hold over put over table, shelve, set back defer, remit, put off Sense 12 call => read Sense 13 call => telecommunicate Sense 14 call => declare, adjudge, hold Sense 15 call => utter, emit, let out let loose Sense 16 call => utter, emit, let out let loose Sense 17 predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise => guess, venture, hazard Sense 18 call => challenge, dispute, gainsay Sense 19 call => see consider, reckon, view, regard Sense 20 call call in => demand, exact Sense 21 call call off Sense 22 address, call => address, turn to Sense 23 call => stop, stop over Sense 24 bid, call => play Sense 25 call => ask require, expect Sense 26 call => entice, lure, tempt Sense 27 call => challenge, dispute, gainsay Sense 28 call => awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up arouse Familiarity of verb call call used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 28) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb call Sense 1 name call => label Sense 3 call => label Sense 12 call => read Sense 19 call => see consider, reckon, view, regard Sense 22 address, call => address, turn to -------------- Sense 2 call telephone, call up phone, ring => telecommunicate Sense 13 call => telecommunicate -------------- Sense 4 call send for => order tell enjoin, say Sense 7 call => request, bespeak, call for quest Sense 9 call => request -------------- Sense 5 shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall => utter, emit, let out let loose Sense 16 call => utter, emit, let out let loose -------------- Sense 6 visit, call in call => meet get together Sense 23 call => stop, stop over -------------- Sense 10 call => indicate Sense 14 call => declare, adjudge, hold -------------- Sense 15 call => utter, emit, let out let loose Sense 26 call => entice, lure, tempt -------------- Sense 18 call => challenge, dispute, gainsay Sense 27 call => challenge, dispute, gainsay -------------- Sense 20 call call in => demand, exact Sense 25 call => ask require, expect -------------- Sense 8 call => order -------------- Sense 11 call => postpone, hold over put over table, shelve, set back defer, remit, put off -------------- Sense 17 predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise => guess, venture, hazard -------------- Sense 21 call call off -------------- Sense 24 bid, call => play -------------- Sense 28 call => awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up arouse -------------- Grep of noun call birdcall bugle call call call-back call-board call-out call box call fire call forwarding call girl call loan call mark call number call option call up call waiting calla calla lily calla palustris callas callathump caller caller-out caller-up caller id calliandra callicebus calligrapher calligraphist calligraphy callimorpha callimorpha jacobeae callinectes callinectes sapidus calling calling card calling into question calling together callionymidae calliope calliophis calliopsis calliper callipers calliphora calliphora vicina calliphoridae callirhoe callirhoe digitata callirhoe involucrata callirhoe triangulata callisaurus callisaurus draconoides callistephus callistephus chinensis callisthenic exercise callisthenics callisto callithricidae callithrix callithump callithump parade callitrichaceae callitriche callitris callitris calcarata callitris cupressiformis callitris endlicheri callitris glauca callitris glaucophylla callitris parlatorei callitris quadrivalvis callophis callorhinus callorhinus ursinus callosectomy callosity callosotomy callousness callowness calluna calluna vulgaris callus catcall close call collect call conference call crank call curtain call distress call function call local call long-distance call mail call margin call muster call overcall phone call port of call recall roll call service call sick call supervisor call instruction system call telephone call toll call trunk call Overview of noun call The noun call has 13 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (9) call phone call telephone call -- (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") 2. (4) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call") 3. (3) cry, outcry, call yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience") 4. (2) call claim -- (a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty") 5. (1) birdcall, call birdsong, song -- (the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age") 6. (1) call -- (a brief social visit: "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers") 7. margin call call -- (a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement) 8. call -- (a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call") 9. call -- (a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips") 10. call -- (an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed") 11. call -- (brief visit in an official or professional capacity: "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer") 12. call -- ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call") 13. call option, call -- (the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date) Overview of verb call The verb call has 28 senses (first 21 from tagged texts) 1. (1168) name call -- (assign a specified, proper name to "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader") 2. (577) call telephone, call up phone, ring -- (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") 3. (569) call -- (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") 4. (155) call send for -- (order, request, or command to come "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!") 5. (128) shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (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") 6. (55) visit, call in call -- (pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens") 7. (46) call -- (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") 8. (44) call -- (order or request or give a command for "The unions called a general strike for Sunday") 9. (41) call -- (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") 10. (37) call -- (indicate a decision in regard to (sports): "call balls and strikes behind the plate") 11. (8) call -- (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game") 12. (8) call -- (read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll") 13. (8) call -- (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") 14. (8) call -- (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out") 15. (5) call -- (utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another") 16. (3) call -- (utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids") 17. (2) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election") 18. (2) call -- (challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that") 19. (2) call -- (consider or regard as being "I would not call her beautiful") 20. (1) call call in -- (demand payment of as of a loan; "Call a loan") 21. (1) call call off -- (give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance) 22. address, call -- (greet, as with a prescribed form title, or name "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name") 23. call -- (make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow") 24. bid, call -- (make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump") 25. call -- (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond") 26. call -- (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal: "Call ducks") 27. call -- (challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of "call the speaker on a question of fact") 28. call -- (rouse somebody from sleep with a call "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning") Grep of adj call callable called called for called upon caller calligraphic calligraphical callithumpian callous calloused callow Overview of noun call The noun call has 13 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (9) call phone call telephone call -- (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") 2. (4) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call") 3. (3) cry, outcry, call yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience") 4. (2) call claim -- (a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty") 5. (1) birdcall, call birdsong, song -- (the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age") 6. (1) call -- (a brief social visit: "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers") 7. margin call call -- (a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement) 8. call -- (a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call") 9. call -- (a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips") 10. call -- (an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed") 11. call -- (brief visit in an official or professional capacity: "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer") 12. call -- ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call") 13. call option, call -- (the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date) Overview of verb call The verb call has 28 senses (first 21 from tagged texts) 1. (1168) name call -- (assign a specified, proper name to "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader") 2. (577) call telephone, call up phone, ring -- (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") 3. (569) call -- (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") 4. (155) call send for -- (order, request, or command to come "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!") 5. (128) shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (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") 6. (55) visit, call in call -- (pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens") 7. (46) call -- (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") 8. (44) call -- (order or request or give a command for "The unions called a general strike for Sunday") 9. (41) call -- (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") 10. (37) call -- (indicate a decision in regard to (sports): "call balls and strikes behind the plate") 11. (8) call -- (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game") 12. (8) call -- (read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll") 13. (8) call -- (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") 14. (8) call -- (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out") 15. (5) call -- (utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another") 16. (3) call -- (utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids") 17. (2) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election") 18. (2) call -- (challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that") 19. (2) call -- (consider or regard as being "I would not call her beautiful") 20. (1) call call in -- (demand payment of as of a loan; "Call a loan") 21. (1) call call off -- (give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance) 22. address, call -- (greet, as with a prescribed form title, or name "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name") 23. call -- (make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow") 24. bid, call -- (make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump") 25. call -- (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond") 26. call -- (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal: "Call ducks") 27. call -- (challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of "call the speaker on a question of fact") 28. call -- (rouse somebody from sleep with a call "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning")
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