call
Cross references:
1. summon
1. call \'ko.l\ vb [ME callen, prob. fr. ON kalla; akin to OE hildecalla
battle]herald, OHG kallo-n to talk loudly, OSlav glasubreve> voice 1a: to
speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : SHOUT 1b:
to make a request or demand {~ for an investigation} of an animal 1c: to
utter a characteristic note or cry 1d: to get or try to get into
communication by telephone - often used wi th up 1e: to make a demand in
card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands) 1f: to give
the calls for a square dance Scot 2: DRIVE 3: to make a brief visit
1a1: to utter in a loud distinct voice - often used with out 1a2: to
announce or read out loudly or authoritatively 1b1: to command or request
to come or be present : SUMMON {~)Red to testify} 1b2: to cause to come :
BRING {~s to mind an old say ing} 1c: to summon to a particular activity,
employment, or office 1d: to invite or command to meet : CONVOKE {~ a
meeting} 1e: to rouse from sleep or summon to get up 1f: to give the
order for : bring into action {~ a strike} 1g1: to make a demand in bridge
for (a card or suit) 1g2: to require (a player) to show the hand in poker
by making an equal be t 1g3: to challenge to make good on a statement 1g4:
to charge with or censure for an offense {deserves to be ~ ed on that} 1h:
to attract (as game) by imitating the characteristic cry 1i: to halt (as a
baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions 1j: to rule on the status
of {~ a base runner safe} 1k: to give the calls for (a square dance) -
often used with off 1l1: to get or try to get in communication with by
telephone 1l2: to deliver (a message) by telephone 1l3: to make a signal
to in order to transmit a message 1m: SUSPEND {time was ~ed while the
field was cleared)> 1n1: to demand payment of esp. by formal notice {~ a
loan} 1n2: to demand presentation of (a bond issue) for redemption 2a: to
speak of or address by a specified name {~ her Kitty} : give a name to
2b1: to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : CONSIDER 2b2: to
estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenienc e 2c1:
to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event :
PREDICT 2c2: to name in advance
2. call n 1a: an act of calling with the voice : SHOUT 1b: an imitation of
the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it 1c: an instrument
used for calling {a duck ~} 1d: the cry of a bird or other animal 2a: a
request or command to come or assemble 2b: a summons or signal on a drum,
bugle, or pipe 2c: admission to the bar as a barrister 2d: an invitation
to become the minister of a church or to accept a profess ional appointment
2e: a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of a
ction 2f: a summoning of actors to rehearsal 2g: the attraction or appeal
of a particular activity, condition, or place 2h: an order specifying the
number of men to be inducted into the armed ser vices during a specified
period 3a: DEMAND, CLAIM 3b: NEED, JUSTIFICATION 3c: a demand for payment
of money 3d: an option to buy a certain amount of stock, grain, or other
commodity a t a fixed price or within a certain time 3e: an instance of
asking for something : REQUEST {many ~Xs for Christmas stories} 4: ROLL
CALL 5: a short usu. formal visit 6: the name or thing called {the ~ was
heads} 7: the act of calling in a card game 8: the act of calling on the
telephone 9: the score at any given time in a tennis game 10: a direction
or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmical ly called to
the dancers 11: a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports
contest
Webster's English Dictionary