Call
Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Make a prediction about; tell in advance
Order, request, or command to come
Utter a sudden loud cry
Pay a brief visit
The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
Synonyms
Type of
A telephone connection
Has types
Examples
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
A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Has types
Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
The characteristic sound produced by a bird
Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
A brief social visit
Type of
Examples
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
A demand for a show of hands in a card game
An instruction that interrupts the program being executed
Examples
Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed
A request
Ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
A special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
A visit in an official or professional capacity
Call a meeting; invite or command to meet
Challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
Challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
Consider or regard as being
Indicate a decision in regard to
Make a stop in a harbour
Order or request or give a command for
Type of
Examples
The unions called a general strike for Sunday
Order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
Read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
Type of
Require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
Rouse somebody from sleep with a call
Send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
Type of
Examples
Hawaii is calling!
A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
Examples
He was ejected for protesting the call
Stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
Utter a characteristic note or cry