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n. (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"

n. a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer"

call

n. a brief social visit; "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"

Call

n. a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"

call

n. a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

call

n. a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"

call

n. a term used in communications for the action taken by the transmitting station to establish a connection with the receiving station in a dial-up network

call option

n. the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

procedure call

n. an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

claim

n. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

margin call

n. a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

phone call, telephone call, telephone conversation

n. a telephone connection; "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"

song, birdcall, birdsong

n. the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

cry, outcry, yell, shout, vociferation

n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

call

v. rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"

call

v. challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"

call

v. indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate"

call

v. ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"

call

v. send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"

call

v. call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"

send for

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

name

v. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

call off

v. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

bid, make a bid

v. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"

phone, ring, telephone, call up

v. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

visit, call in, call on, pay a call on

v. pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

scream, cry, yell, shout, shout out

v. utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

bid, command, bidding, dictation

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

beck

n. a beckoning gesture

summons

n. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

coupon, voucher

n. a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

case

n. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"

debate, disputation, public debate

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

tattoo

n. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters

sign, signal, signaling, signalling

n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

voice, vocalization

n. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

call, cry, outcry, yell, shout, vociferation

n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

cry, yell

n. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

view, opinion

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

cry, yell

n. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

cheer

n. a cry or shout of approval

voice, vocalization

n. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

call, song, birdcall, birdsong

n. the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

view, opinion

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

wave, beckon

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

whistle

v. utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"

trill, pronounce with a trill

v. pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

wave, beckon

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

whistle

v. utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"

trill, pronounce with a trill

v. pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

designate, denominate

v. assign a name or title to

holler, hollo, roar, clamor, clamour, vociferate

v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

snivel, whine

v. talk in a tearful manner

squall, waul, wawl

v. make high-pitched, whiney noises

convoke, convene, call together

v. call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"

raise, call up, arouse, evoke, conjure, invoke, call forth

v. call to arms; of military personnel

raise, arouse, bring up, invoke, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

kick up, evoke, call forth, provoke

v. evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

call out

v. call out loudly, as of names or numbers

outcry, exclaim, cry out, call out, speak loudly

v. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

put, put option

n. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

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