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[1] to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
[2] to command or request to come; summon: to call a dog; to call a cab; to call a witness.
[3] to ask or invite to come: Will you call the family to dinner?
[4] to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: Call me when you arrive.
[5] to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken: Call me at eight o'clock.
[6] to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice.
[7] to convoke or convene: to call Congress into session.
[8] to announce authoritatively; proclaim: to call a halt.
[9] to order into effect; establish: to call a strike.
[10] to schedule: to call a rehearsal.
[11] to summon by or as if by divine command: He felt called to the ministry.
[12] to summon to an office, duty, etc.: His country called him to the colors.
[13] to cause to come; bring: to call to mind; to call into existence.
[14] to bring under consideration or discussion: The judge called the case to court.
[15] to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds.
[16] to direct or attract (attention): He called his roommate's attention to the mess.
[17] to name or address (someone) as: His parents named him James, but the boys call him Jim.
[18] to designate as something specified: He called me a liar.
[19] to think of as something specified; consider; estimate: I call that a mean remark.
[20] to demand of (someone) that he or she fulfill a promise, furnish evidence for a statement, etc.: They called him on his story.
[21] to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure (often followed by out ): She called him on his vulgar language.
[22] to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan).
[23] to demand presentation of (bonds) for redemption.
[24] to forecast correctly: He has called the outcome of the last three elections.
[25] Sports . (of an official) to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.): The umpire called the pitch a strike. to put an end to (a contest) because of inclement weather, poor field conditions, etc.: A sudden downpour forced the umpire to call the game.
[26] Pool . to name (the ball) one intends to drive into a particular pocket.
[27] (in a computer program) to transfer control of to a procedure or subroutine.
[28] Cards . to demand (a card). to demand the display of a hand by (a player). Poker . to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round. Bridge . to signal one's partner for a lead of (a certain card or suit).
[29] to speak loudly, as to attract attention; shout; cry: She called to the children.
[30] to make a short visit; stop at a place on some errand or business: She called at the store for the package.
[31] to telephone or try to telephone a person: He promised to call at noon.
[32] Cards . to demand a card. to demand a showing of hands. Poker . to equal a bet. Bridge . to bid or pass.
[33] (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry.
[34] a cry or shout.
[35] the cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal.
[36] an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call.
[37] an act or instance of telephoning: She went into the next room to place her call.
[38] a short visit: to make a call on someone.
[39] a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.: We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls.
[40] a summons, invitation, or bidding: The students gathered at the call of the dean.
[41] a calling of a roll; roll call.
[42] the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.: the call of the sea.
[43] a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: He had a call to become a minister.
[44] a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc.
[45] a need or occasion: He had no call to say such outrageous things.
[46] a demand or claim: to make a call on a person's time.
[47] a demand for payment of an obligation, especially where payment is at the option of the creditor.
[48] Cards . a demand for a card or a showing of hands. Poker . an equaling of the preceding bet. Bridge . a bid or pass.
[49] Sports . a judgment or decision by an umpire, a referee, or other official of a contest, as on a shot, pitch, or batter: The referees were making one bad call after another.
[50] Theater . a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. act call. curtain call.
[51] Dance . a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller.
[52] Also called call option . Finance . an option that gives the right to buy a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given period of time, purchased by a person who believes the price will rise. Compare put(def 24) .
[53] Fox Hunting . any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds.
[54] call away , to cause to leave or go; summon: A death in the family called him away.
[55] call back , to summon or bring back; recall: He called back the messenger. The actor was called back for a second audition. to revoke; retract: to call back an accusation.
[56] call down , to request or pray for; invoke: to call down the wrath of God. to reprimand; scold: The boss called us down for lateness.
[57] call for , to go or come to get; pick up; fetch. to request; summon. to require; demand; need: The occasion calls for a cool head.
[58] call forth , to summon into action; bring into existence: to call forth her courage and resolve.
[59] call in , to call for payment; collect. to withdraw from circulation: to call in gold certificates. to call upon for consultation; ask for help: Two specialists were called in to assist in the operation. to inform or report by telephone: Did he call in his decision this morning? to participate in a radio or television program by telephone.
[60] call in /into question . question(def 17) .
[61] call off , to distract; take away: Please call off your dog. to cancel (something) that had been planned for a certain date: The performance was called off because of rain.
[62] call on /upon , to ask; appeal to: They called on him to represent them. to visit for a short time: to call on friends.
[63] call out , to speak in a loud voice; shout. to summon into service or action: Call out the militia! to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities. to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each detail in an illustration. Informal . to challenge to a fight.
[64] call up , to bring forward for consideration or discussion. to cause to remember; evoke. to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone. to summon for action or service: A large number of Army reservists were called up. Computers . to summon (information) from a computer system for display on a video screen: She called up the full text.
[65] call in sick . sick1(def 15) .
[66] call to order . order(def 48) .
[67] on call , payable or subject to return without advance notice. readily available for summoning upon short notice.
[68] take a call , to acknowledge the applause of the audience after a performance by appearing for a bow or a curtain call.
[69] within call , within distance or range of being spoken to or summoned: Please stay within call.
[70] (often foll by out) to speak or utter (words, sounds, etc) loudly so as to attract attention he called out her name
[71] (tr) to ask or order to come to call a policeman
[72] (intr sometimes foll by on ) to make a visit (to) she called on him
[73] (often foll by up) to telephone (a person) he called back at nine
[74] (tr) to summon to a specific office, profession, etc he was called to the ministry
[75] (of animals or birds) to utter (a characteristic sound or cry)
[76] (tr) to summon (a bird or animal) by imitating its cry
[77] (tr) to name or style they called the dog Rover
[78] (tr) to designate they called him a coward
[79] (tr) British dialect to speak ill of or scold
[80] (tr) to regard in a specific way I call it a foolish waste of time
[81] (tr) to attract (attention)
[82] (tr) to read (a list, register, etc) aloud to check for omissions or absentees
[83] (when tr, usually foll by for ) to give an order (for) to call a strike
[84] (intr) to try to predict the result of tossing a coin
[85] (tr) to awaken I was called early this morning
[86] (tr) to cause to assemble to call a meeting
[87] (tr) sport (of an umpire, referee, etc) to pass judgment upon (a shot, player, etc) with a call
[88] (tr) Australian and NZ to broadcast a commentary on (a horse race or other sporting event)
[89] (tr) to demand repayment of (a loan, redeemable bond, security, etc)
[90] (tr often foll by up ) accounting to demand payment of (a portion of a share issue not yet paid by subscribers)
[91] (tr) British to award (a student at an Inn of Court) the degree of barrister (esp in the phrase call to the bar )
[92] (tr) computing to transfer control to (a named subprogram)
[93] (tr) poker to demand that (a player) expose his hand, after equalling his bet
[94] (intr) bridge to make a bid
[95] (in square-dancing) to call out (instructions) to the dancers
[96] billiards to ask (a player) to say what kind of shot he will play or (of a player) to name his shot
[97] (intr foll by for ) to require this problem calls for study to come or go (for) in order to fetch I will call for my book later
[98] (intr; foll by on or upon) to make an appeal or request (to) they called upon him to reply
[99] (tr) to predict the outcome of an event we don't know yet if the plan has succeeded because it's too soon to call
[100] call into being to create
[101] call into play to begin to operate
[102] call in question or call into question See question (def. 12)
[103] call it a day to stop work or other activity
[104] too close to call (of the outcome of a competition, election, match, etc) unable to be predicted
[105] call to mind to remember or cause to be remembered
[106] a cry or shout
[107] the characteristic cry of a bird or animal
[108] a device, such as a whistle, intended to imitate the cry of a bird or animal
[109] a summons or invitation
[110] a summons or signal sounded on a horn, bugle, etc
[111] hunting any of several notes or patterns of notes, blown on a hunting horn as a signal
[112] hunting an imitation of the characteristic cry of a wild animal or bird to lure it to the hunter an instrument for producing such an imitation
[113] a short visit the doctor made six calls this morning
[114] an inner urge to some task or profession; vocation
[115] allure or fascination, esp of a place the call of the forest
[116] British the summons to the bar of a student member of an Inn of Court
[117] need, demand, or occasion there is no call to shout ; we don't get much call for stockings these days
[118] demand or claim (esp in the phrase the call of duty )
[119] theatre a notice to actors informing them of times of rehearsals
[120] (in square dancing) an instruction to execute new figures
[121] a conversation or a request for a connection by telephone
[122] commerce a demand for repayment of a loan (as modifier ) call money
[123] finance a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment a demand for an instalment payment on the issue price of bonds or shares
[124] billiards a demand to an opponent to say what kind of shot he will play
[125] poker a demand for a hand or hands to be exposed
[126] bridge a bid, or a player's turn to bid
[127] a decision or judgment it's your call
[128] sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc
[129] Australian a broadcast commentary on a horse race or other sporting event
[130] Also called: call option stock exchange an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period Compare put (def. 20)
[131] See roll call
[132] call for margin stock exchange a demand made by a stockbroker for partial payment of a client's debt due to decreasing value of the collateral
[133] call of nature See nature (def. 16)
[134] on call (of a loan, etc) repayable on demand available to be called for work outside normal working hours
[135] within call within range; accessible

Words related to Called

calllabeled, christened, termed, chosen, named, selected

Words nearby Called

callcalixtus ii, calixtus iii, calk, calker, calkin, call, call a halt, call a spade a spade, call alarm, call back, call box

Origin of Called

1200–50; late Middle English callen, probably < Old Norse kalla to call out, conflated with Old English (West Saxon ) ceallian to shout; cognate with Middle Dutch kallen to talk, Old High German kallôn to shout, akin to Old English -calla herald, Irish gall swan, OCS glasŭ voice

Words that may be confused with Called

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, callcall, caul, cull

Other words from Called

un·called , adjective
well-called , adjective

Word origin for Called

Old English ceallian; related to Old Norse kalla, Old High German kallōn, Old Slavonic glasǔ voice

Synonyms for Called

christened, labeled, termed