Call
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British pronunciation/kˈɔːl/
American pronunciation/ˈkɔɫ/

Definition & Meaning of "call"

to call
01

to telephone a place or person

to call definition and meaning
02

to give a name or title to someone or something

to call definition and meaning
2.1

to describe or address someone or something in a particular way

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Are you calling me a bad friend?
He calls himself a fitness enthusiast because he loves working out.
They're calling her crazy just because she has unique ideas.
I can't believe you're calling me selfish.
He works in marketing, or advertising, or whatever you want to call his job.
2.2

to address or refer to someone or something using a particular name or title

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At the gym, we all call each other by our workout nicknames.
The children like to call their grandmother 'Nana'.
Her name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls her Liz.
Don't forget to call me 'Aunt Sarah' when you introduce me to your friends.
She doesn't like it when people call her by her nickname.
03

to go to a particular place in order to pay someone a quick visit or to do a specific thing

to call definition and meaning
04

to attract someone’s attention by shouting or saying something loudly

4.1

(of a bird or an animal) to produce a characteristic sound

to call definition and meaning
05

to request or order someone to come to a place, particularly a court of law in order to testify

5.1

to announce the occurrence of something or order something to happen

5.2

to cause someone to make a specific career or life choice

06

to predict the result of something, particularly a future event, such as an election

6.1

to predict which side of a coin will face upwards after it is tossed

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The seagulls called to each other as they flew along the coast.
The robin called from the treetop, heralding the arrival of spring.
From the dense foliage, a troop of monkeys could be heard calling to one another, signaling their location.
07

to match the current bet or raise made by another player in the same round of betting, thereby staying in the hand and retaining the chance to win the pot

Call
01

the act of talking to someone on the phone or an attempt to reach someone through a phone

call definition and meaning
02

the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes

call definition and meaning
03

a choice made or a judgment reached after considering several possibilities

04

(in sports) a decision, particularly one that is made by an umpire or referee

05

a visit in an official or professional capacity

06

a brief social visit

07

the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

08

a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

09

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

10

a request

11

a demand especially in the phras

12

a demand for a show of hands in a card game

13

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

14

a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

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They call their grandparents every Sunday to check in.
Can you call the restaurant and make a reservation for us?
Can you call the office and ask for the schedule?
Where were you when I called you earlier?
The referee called an offside during the soccer match.
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