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"She was called into the director's office"verborder, request, or command to come
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verbutter a sudden loud cry
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"The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"verbpay a brief visittype of:
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nounthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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nouna demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
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"the call of duty"nouna demand especially in the phrase
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"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"nouna telephone connection
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"She calls him by first name"verbgreet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
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verbdemand payment of (a loan)
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verbgive the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
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"I tried to call you all night" "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"verbget or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephonetype of:
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"He called his trump"verbmake a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
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"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"nouna brief social visittype of:
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"after two raises there was a call"nouna demand for a show of hands in a card game
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"Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"nounan instruction that interrupts the program being executedtype of:
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"many calls for Christmas stories" "not many calls for buggywhips"nouna request
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"He called me a bastard" "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"verbascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a qualitytype of:
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nouna special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular coursetype of:
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"the pastor's calls on his parishioners" "the salesman's call on a customer"nouna visit in an official or professional capacitytype of:
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"The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'" "The new dean calls meetings every week"verbcall a meeting; invite or command to meet
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"He deserves to be called on that"verbchallenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
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"call the speaker on a question of fact"verbchallenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
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"I would not call her beautiful"verbconsider or regard as being
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"call a runner out"verbdeclare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
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"call balls and strikes behind the plate"verbindicate a decision in regard totype of:
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verblure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
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"The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"verbmake a stop in a harbour
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"The unions called a general strike for Sunday"verborder or request or give a command fortype of:
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"He was already called 4 times for jury duty" "They called him to active military duty"verborder, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, roletype of:
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verbread aloud to check for omissions or absenteestype of:
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verbrequire the presentation of for redemption before maturation
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"I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"verbrouse somebody from sleep with a call
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"Hawaii is calling!" "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"verbsend a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a messagetype of:
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"he was ejected for protesting the call"noun(sports) the decision made by an umpire or refereetype of:
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"call a football game"verbstop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
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"bluejays called to one another"verbutter a characteristic note or cry
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"He called my name" "The auctioneer called the bids"verbutter in a loud voice or announce
Examples of call
- "She was called into the director's office"
- "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
- "the call of duty"
- "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"
- "She calls him by first name"
- "I tried to call you all night"
- "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
- "He called his trump"
- "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"
- "after two raises there was a call"
- "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
- "many calls for Christmas stories"
- "not many calls for buggywhips"
- "He called me a bastard"
- "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"
- "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"
- "the salesman's call on a customer"
- "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"
- "The new dean calls meetings every week"
- "He deserves to be called on that"
- "call the speaker on a question of fact"
- "I would not call her beautiful"
- "call a runner out"
- "call balls and strikes behind the plate"
- "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
- "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
- "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"
- "They called him to active military duty"
- "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
- "Hawaii is calling!"
- "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"
- "he was ejected for protesting the call"
- "call a football game"
- "bluejays called to one another"
- "He called my name"
- "The auctioneer called the bids"