(noun.) (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; 'he was ejected for protesting the call'.
(noun.) a visit in an official or professional capacity; 'the pastor's calls on his parishioners'; 'the salesman's call on a customer'.
(noun.) a brief social visit; 'senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers'; 'the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence'.
(noun.) a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; 'he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call'.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; 'Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed'.
(noun.) a request; 'many calls for Christmas stories'; 'not many calls for buggywhips'.
(noun.) a demand especially in the phrase 'the call of duty'.
(noun.) a demand for a show of hands in a card game; 'after two raises there was a call'.
(verb.) rouse somebody from sleep with a call; 'I was called at 5 A.M. this morning'.
(verb.) consider or regard as being; 'I would not call her beautiful'.
(verb.) challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; 'call the speaker on a question of fact'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) order, request, or command to come; 'She was called into the director's office'; 'Call the police!'.
(verb.) declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; 'call a runner out'.
(verb.) challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; 'He deserves to be called on that'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) utter a characteristic note or cry; 'bluejays called to one another'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) indicate a decision in regard to; 'call balls and strikes behind the plate'.
(verb.) give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance.
(verb.) demand payment of (a loan); 'Call a loan'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; 'call a football game'.
(verb.) lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; 'Call ducks'.
(verb.) require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; 'Call a bond'.
(verb.) make a stop in a harbour; 'The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow'.
(verb.) utter in a loud voice or announce; 'He called my name'; 'The auctioneer called the bids'.
(verb.) read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; 'Call roll'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) order or request or give a command for; 'The unions called a general strike for Sunday'.
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