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Calling
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verb (used with object)
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: 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.
a.
to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.): The umpire called the pitch a strike.
b.
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.
a.
to demand (a card).
b.
to demand the display of a hand by (a player).
c.
Poker. to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round.
d.
Bridge. to signal one's partner for a lead of (a certain card or suit).
verb (used without object)
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.
a.
to demand a card.
b.
to demand a showing of hands.
c.
Poker. to equal a bet.
d.
Bridge. to bid or pass.
33.
(of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry.
noun
Verb phrases 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.
a demand for a card or a showing of hands.
b.
Poker. an equaling of the preceding bet.
c.
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.
51.
Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller.
52.
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,
a.
to summon or bring back; recall: He called back the messenger. The actor was called back for a second audition.
b.
to revoke; retract: to call back an accusation.
56.
call down,
a.
to request or pray for; invoke: to call down the wrath of God.
b.
to reprimand; scold: The boss called us down for lateness.
57.
call for,
a.
to go or come to get; pick up; fetch.
b.
to request; summon.
c.
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,
a.
to call for payment; collect.
b.
to withdraw from circulation: to call in gold certificates.
c.
to call upon for consultation; ask for help: Two specialists were called in to assist in the operation.
d.
to inform or report by telephone: Did he call in his decision this morning?
e.
to participate in a radio or television program by telephone.
60.
61.
call off,
a.
to distract; take away: Please call off your dog.
b.
to cancel (something) that had been planned for a certain date: The performance was called off because of rain.
62.
call onupon,
a.
to ask; appeal to: They called on him to represent them.
b.
to visit for a short time: to call on friends.
63.
call out,
a.
to speak in a loud voice; shout.
b.
to summon into service or action: Call out the militia!
c.
to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities.
d.
to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each detail in an illustration.
e.
Informal. to challenge to a fight.
64.
call up,
a.
to bring forward for consideration or discussion.
b.
to cause to remember; evoke.
c.
to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone.
d.
to summon for action or service: A large number of Army reservists were called up.
e.
Computers. to summon (information) from a computer system for display on a video screen: She called up the full text.
65.
66.
67.
on call,
a.
payable or subject to return without advance notice.
b.
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.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
un·called, adjective
well-called, adjective
Synonyms
2, 3, 12. Call, invite, summon imply requesting the presence or attendance of someone at a particular place. Call is the general word: to call a meeting. To invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse: to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund. Summon implies sending for someone, using authority or formality in making the request and (theoretically) not leaving the person free to refuse: to summon a witness, members of a committee, etc.
2, 3, 12. Call, invite, summon imply requesting the presence or attendance of someone at a particular place. Call is the general word: to call a meeting. To invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse: to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund. Summon implies sending for someone, using authority or formality in making the request and (theoretically) not leaving the person free to refuse: to summon a witness, members of a committee, etc.
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call (kɔːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (sometimes foll by on) (when tr, | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | (tr) to ask or order to come: to call a policeman |
| 3. | to make a visit (to): she called on him |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | (tr) to summon to a specific office, profession, etc: he was called to the ministry |
| 6. | (of animals or birds) to utter (a characteristic sound or cry) |
| 7. | (tr) to summon (a bird or animal) by imitating its cry |
| 8. | (tr) to name or style: they called the dog Rover |
| 9. | (tr) to designate: they called him a coward |
| 10. | dialect (Brit) (tr) to speak ill of or scold |
| 11. | (tr) to regard in a specific way: I call it a foolish waste of time |
| 12. | (tr) to attract (attention) |
| 13. | (tr) to read (a list, register, etc) aloud to check for omissions or absentees |
| 14. | to give an order (for): to call a strike |
| 15. | (intr) to try to predict the result of tossing a coin |
| 16. | (tr) to awaken: I was called early this morning |
| 17. | (tr) to cause to assemble: to call a meeting |
| 18. | (tr) sport (of an umpire, referee, etc) to pass judgment upon (a shot, player, etc) with a call |
| 19. | (Austral), (NZ) (tr) to broadcast a commentary on (a horse race or other sporting event) |
| 20. | (tr) to demand repayment of (a loan, redeemable bond, security, etc) |
| 21. | accounting to demand payment of (a portion of a share issue not yet paid by subscribers) |
| 22. | (Brit) (tr) to award (a student at an Inn of Court) the degree of barrister (esp in the phrase call to the bar) |
| 23. | (tr) computing to transfer control to (a named subprogram) |
| 24. | (tr) poker to demand that (a player) expose his hand, after equalling his bet |
| 25. | (intr) bridge to make a bid |
| 26. | (in square-dancing) to call out (instructions) to the dancers |
| 27. | billiards to ask (a player) to say what kind of shot he will play or (of a player) to name his shot |
| 28. | a. to require: this problem calls for study |
| b. to come or go (for) in order to fetch: I will call for my book later | |
| 29. | (intr; |
| 30. | (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 |
| 31. | call into being to create |
| 32. | call into play to begin to operate |
| 33. | call in question, call into question See question |
| 34. | call it a day to stop work or other activity |
| 35. | too close to call (of the outcome of a competition, election, match, etc) unable to be predicted |
| 36. | call to mind to remember or cause to be remembered |
| —n | |
| 37. | a cry or shout |
| 38. | the characteristic cry of a bird or animal |
| 39. | a device, such as a whistle, intended to imitate the cry of a bird or animal |
| 40. | a summons or invitation |
| 41. | a summons or signal sounded on a horn, bugle, etc |
| 42. | hunting any of several notes or patterns of notes, blown on a hunting horn as a signal |
| 43. | hunting |
| a. an imitation of the characteristic cry of a wild animal or bird to lure it to the hunter | |
| b. an instrument for producing such an imitation | |
| 44. | a short visit: the doctor made six calls this morning |
| 45. | an inner urge to some task or profession; vocation |
| 46. | allure or fascination, esp of a place: the call of the forest |
| 47. | (Brit) the summons to the bar of a student member of an Inn of Court |
| 48. | need, demand, or occasion: there is no call to shout; we don't get much call for stockings these days |
| 49. | demand or claim (esp in the phrase the call of duty) |
| 50. | theatre a notice to actors informing them of times of rehearsals |
| 51. | (in square dancing) an instruction to execute new figures |
| 52. | a conversation or a request for a connection by telephone |
| 53. | commerce |
| a. a demand for repayment of a loan | |
| b. (as modifier): call money | |
| 54. | finance |
| a. a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment | |
| b. a demand for an instalment payment on the issue price of bonds or shares | |
| 55. | billiards a demand to an opponent to say what kind of shot he will play |
| 56. | poker a demand for a hand or hands to be exposed |
| 57. | bridge a bid, or a player's turn to bid |
| 58. | a decision or judgment: it's your call |
| 59. | sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc |
| 60. | (Austral) a broadcast commentary on a horse race or other sporting event |
| 61. | stock exchange Compare put Also called: call option an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period |
| 62. | See roll call |
| 63. | stock exchange call for margin a demand made by a stockbroker for partial payment of a client's debt due to decreasing value of the collateral |
| 64. | call of nature See nature |
| 65. | on call |
| a. (of a loan, etc) repayable on demand | |
| b. available to be called for work outside normal working hours | |
| 66. | within call within range; accessible |
| [Old English ceallian; related to Old Norse kalla, Old High German kallōn, Old Slavonic glasǔ voice] | |
| calling (ˈkɔːlɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation |
| 2. | an occupation, profession, or trade |
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Word Origin & History
call
O.E. ceallian "to call, shout," less common than clipian; replaced by related O.N. kalla "to cry loudly," from P.Gmc. *kallojanan (cf. Du. kallen "to talk," O.H.G. kallon "to call"), from PIE base *gal- "to call, scream, shriek, shout" (cf. Skt. garhati "bewail, criticize;" L. gallus "cock;" O.H.G. klaga,
Ger. Klage "complaint, grievance, lament, accusation;" O.E. clacu "affront;" O.C.S. glasu "voice," glagolu "word;" Welsh galw "call"). As a noun, from early 14c. Meaning "to give a name to" is mid-13c. Coin-toss sense is from 1801. Meaning "to visit" (M.E.) was literally "to stand at the door and call;" noun sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862. Telephone/telegraph sense is from 1889. To call out someone to fight (1823) corresponds to Fr. provoqueur. To call it a day is from 1834.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Call definition
(1.) To cry for help, hence to pray (Gen. 4:26). Thus men are said to "call upon the name of the Lord" (Acts 2:21; 7:59; 9:14; Rom. 10:12; 1 Cor. 1:2). (2.) God calls with respect to men when he designates them to some special office (Ex. 31:2; Isa. 22:20; Acts 13:2), and when he invites them to accept his offered grace (Matt. 9:13; 11:28; 22:4). In the message of the gospel his call is addressed to all men, to Jews and Gentiles alike (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15; Rom. 9:24, 25). But this universal call is not inseparably connected with salvation, although it leaves all to whom it comes inexcusable if they reject it (John 3:14-19; Matt. 22:14). An effectual call is something more than the outward message of the Word of God to men. It is internal, and is the result of the enlightening and sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit (John 16:14; Acts 26: 18; John 6:44), effectually drawing men to Christ, and disposing and enabling them to receive the truth (John 6:45; Acts 16:14; Eph. 1:17).
Calling definition
a profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1 Cor. 7:20). The "hope of your calling" in Eph. 4:4 is the hope resulting from your being called into the kingdom of God.
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Example sentences
We could talk to friends and families with a telephone and get stock prices by calling a broker before e-mail was invented.
Notices have been put up in residential buildings calling on protesters to surrender themselves to police.
Of course, calling storage unacceptable is itself an unacceptable answer.
When you have no argument name calling is the last resort.
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