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call definition

n.
a decision; a prediction. : The market behaved just as you said it would. Good call.
tv.
to challenge someone. : I called him, but he ignored me.
n.
the early effects of a drug; the beginning of a rush; a rush. (Drugs.) : You may not get the call on this stuff for twenty minutes or more.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

call

In addition to the idioms beginning with call, also see above and beyond (the call of duty); at someone's beck and call; close call; dressing (calling) down; no call for; on call; pay a call; pot calling the kettle black; too close to call; uncalled for; wake-up call; within call.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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