Word: Calls
How to pronounce: kɔːl
Verb
Definitions:
1. Give (a baby or animal) a specified name.
Example sentences: "They called their daughter Hannah"
2. Cry out (a word or words)
Example sentences: "He heard an insistent voice calling his name"
3. Contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone.
Example sentences: "Could I call you back?"
4. Order or request the attendance of.
Example sentences: "Representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the Monaco stewards"
5. Announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, election, or strike) is to happen.
Example sentences: "There appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election"
6. (of a person) pay a brief visit.
Example sentences: "I've got to call at the bank to get some cash"
7. (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, etc.) to be the thing specified.
Example sentences: "The linesman called the ball wide"
8. Cause (a subroutine) to be executed.
Example sentences: "One subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.
Example sentences: "A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help"
2. The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
3. An instance of speaking to someone on the phone or attempting to contact someone by phone.
Example sentences: "I'll give you a call at around five"
4. A brief visit, especially one made for social reasons.
Example sentences: "We paid a call on Ben and his family"
5. An appeal or demand for something to happen or be done.
Example sentences: "The call for action was welcomed"
6. An order or request for someone to be present.
Example sentences: "He was delighted that so many former players had heeded the call to attend the conference"
7. (in sport) a decision or ruling made by an umpire or other official, traditionally conveyed by a shout, that the ball has gone out of play or that a rule has been breached.
Example sentences: "He was visibly irritated with the umpire's calls"
8. A command to execute a subroutine.
Example sentences: "Parameter values may be changed by calls to a special purpose input specification subroutine"
9. A demand for payment of lent or unpaid capital.
Example sentences: "Conceptually, an overdraft is repayable at call or on demand, whereas a loan is granted for a fixed period of time."
10. (in a bar, club, etc.) denoting or made with relatively expensive brands of alcohol which customers request by name.
Example sentences: "Try wines by the glass for $5, beer for $3, and call drinks for $8"
Synonyms:
invoke
refer
seek
plead
invite
call for
stop by
solicit
enjoin
stop in
dictate
name
title
summon
convene
call together
assemble
muster
invocation
summons
hail
yell
clamor
buzz
vociferation
dial
make a call
telephone
ring the bells
shout
scream
cry
holler
bawl
dub
baptize
christen
entitle
telephone call
phone
ring
call sign
designate
denominate
nominate
predict
talk
label
demand
claim
stipulate
consider
count
suppose
note
request
query
order
bid
inquiry
desire
mandate
term
regard
visit
make
hold
run
give the floor
insist
style
pop
place
recall
revoke
speak
address
opinion
decision
award
call option
Antonyms:
nominate
miscall
vocation
Derivations:
calling
caller
callable
called
callback
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Calls in Other Languages...
Spanish: Llamada
German: Nennen
French: Appeler
Italian: Chiamare
Turkish: Aramak
