call
verb
[ kɔːl ]
• give (a baby or animal) a specified name.
• "they called their daughter Hannah"
Similar:
name,
christen,
baptize,
designate,
style,
term,
dub,
label,
entitle,
clepe,
denominate,
answer to the name of,
go by the name of,
• cry out (a word or words).
• "he heard an insistent voice calling his name"
Similar:
cry out,
cry,
shout,
yell,
sing out,
whoop,
bellow,
roar,
halloo,
bawl,
scream,
shriek,
screech,
exclaim,
holler,
yoo-hoo,
cooee,
ejaculate,
vociferate,
• contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone.
• "could I call you back ?"
• order or request the attendance of.
• "representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the Monaco stewards"
• announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, election, or strike) is to happen.
• "there appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election"
Similar:
convene,
summon,
call together,
order,
assemble,
arrange,
arrange a time/date for,
announce,
declare,
convoke,
• (of a person) pay a brief visit.
• "I've got to call at the bank to get some cash"
Similar:
pay a visit to,
pay a brief visit to,
visit,
pay a call on,
look in on,
call in on,
drop in on,
drop by,
stop by,
pop into,
• (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, etc.) to be the thing specified.
• "the linesman called the ball wide"
• cause (a subroutine) to be executed.
• "one subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)"
call
noun
• a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.
• "a nearby fisherman heard their calls for help"
Similar:
cry,
shout,
yell,
whoop,
roar,
scream,
shriek,
exclamation,
holler,
vociferation,
• the characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
• "it is best distinguished by its call, a loud ‘pwit’"
• an instance of speaking to someone on the phone or attempting to contact someone by phone.
• "I'll give you a call at around five"
• a brief visit, especially one made for social reasons.
• "we paid a call on Ben and his family"
Similar:
visit,
social call,
• an appeal or demand for something to happen or be done.
• "the call for action was welcomed"
• an order or request for someone to be present.
• "he was delighted that so many former players had heeded the call to attend the conference"
• (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.
• "he was visibly irritated with the umpire's calls"
• a command to execute a subroutine.
• "parameter values may be changed by calls to a special purpose input specification subroutine"
• a demand for payment of lent or unpaid capital.
• (in a bar, club, etc.) denoting or made with relatively expensive brands of alcohol which customers request by name.
• "try wines by the glass for $5, beer for $3, and call drinks for $8"
Origin:
late Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla ‘summon loudly’.
