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call
English
- 🔊 (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee“he was ejected for protesting the call”
- 🔊 a visit in an official or professional capacity“the pastor's calls on his parishioners”
- 🔊 a brief social visit“senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers”
- 🔊 a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course“he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call”
- 🔊 a telephone connection“she reported several anonymous calls”
- 🔊 an instruction that interrupts the program being executed“Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed”
- 🔊 a request“many calls for Christmas stories”
- 🔊 a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
- 🔊 a demand for a show of hands in a card game“after two raises there was a call”
- 🔊 the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- 🔊 the characteristic sound produced by a bird“a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age”
- 🔊 a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
- 🔊 a loud utterance“the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
- 🔊 rouse somebody from sleep with a call“I was called at 5 A.M. this morning”
- 🔊 consider or regard as being“I would not call her beautiful”
- 🔊 challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of“call the speaker on a question of fact”
- 🔊 utter in a loud voice or announce“He called my name”
- 🔊 order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role“He was already called 4 times for jury duty”
- 🔊 order or request or give a command for“The unions called a general strike for Sunday”
- 🔊 lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal“Call ducks”
- 🔊 get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone“I tried to call you all night”
- 🔊 order, request, or command to come“She was called into the director's office”
- 🔊 declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee“call a runner out”
- 🔊 challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement“He deserves to be called on that”
- 🔊 require the presentation of for redemption before maturation“Call a bond”
- 🔊 ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality“He called me a bastard”
- 🔊 utter a characteristic note or cry“bluejays called to one another”
- 🔊 send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.“Hawaii is calling!”
- 🔊 read aloud to check for omissions or absentees“Call roll”
- 🔊 indicate a decision in regard to“call balls and strikes behind the plate”
- 🔊 give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- 🔊 demand payment of (a loan)“Call a loan”
- 🔊 call a meeting“The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'”
- 🔊 make a stop in a harbour“The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow”
- 🔊 stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather“call a football game”
- 🔊 assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to“They named their son David”
- 🔊 make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands“He called his trump”
- 🔊 greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name“He always addresses me with `Sir'”
- 🔊 pay a brief visit“The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens”
- 🔊 utter a sudden loud cry“she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”
Spanish
- 🔊 llamada call
- 🔊 llamado call
- 🔊 llamamiento call, appeal
- 🔊 convocar to call, convene, convoke
- 🔊 pedir to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)