call

1. verb

1)

"Wait for me!" she called

Syn:

cry out, cry, shout, yell, hail, bellow, roar, bawl, vociferate; informal holler

2)

I'll call you tomorrow

Syn:

phone, telephone, get someone on the phone, give someone a call, give someone a ring, give someone a buzz

3)

dinner's ready — call the kids

Syn:

summon, send for, assemble, muster, invite, order

4)

the vice president called a meeting

Syn:

convene, summon, assemble; formal convoke

5)

they called their son Liam

Syn:

name, christen, baptize; designate, style, term, dub; formal denominate

6)

yes, I would call him a friend

Syn:

describe as, regard as, look on as, consider to be

2. noun

1)

I heard calls from the auditorium

Syn:

cry, shout, yell, roar, scream, exclamation, vociferation; informal holler

2)

the call of the loon

Syn:

cry, song, sound

3)

I'll give you a call tomorrow

Syn:

phone call, telephone call, ring; informal buzz

4)

he paid a call on Harold

Syn:

visit, social call

5)

a call for party unity

Syn:

appeal, request, plea, entreaty

6)

the last call for passengers on flight 701

Syn:

summons, request

7)

there's no call for expensive wine here

Syn:

demand, desire, market

8)

the call of the sea

Syn:

attraction, appeal, lure, allure, spell, pull, draw

9)

it's your call

Syn:

decision, ruling, judgment, verdict

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- call for

- call off

- call on

- call the shots

- call to mind

- call up

- on call