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UK
/kˈɔːl/
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[ US /ˈkɔɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɔɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
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a request
not many calls for buggywhips
many calls for Christmas stories -
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
after two raises there was a call - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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the characteristic sound produced by a bird
a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age -
a visit in an official or professional capacity
the salesman's call on a customer
the pastor's calls on his parishioners -
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience -
a demand especially in the phrase
the call of duty -
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
he was ejected for protesting the call -
a telephone connection
she reported several anonymous calls
he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
he placed a phone call to London -
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 -
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed
VERB
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order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
They called him to active military duty
He was already called 4 times for jury duty -
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
call the speaker on a question of fact -
consider or regard as being
I would not call her beautiful - give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
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make a stop in a harbour
The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow -
utter in a loud voice or announce
He called my name
The auctioneer called the bids -
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 -
pay a brief visit
The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens -
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
call a runner out -
demand payment of (a loan)
Call a loan -
indicate a decision in regard to
call balls and strikes behind the plate -
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
They named their son David
The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader -
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
call a football game -
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 -
utter a characteristic note or cry
bluejays called to one another -
order, request, or command to come
She was called into the director's office
Call the police! -
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
He deserves to be called on that -
make a prediction about; tell in advance
Call the outcome of an election -
rouse somebody from sleep with a call
I was called at 5 A.M. this morning -
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
He called his trump -
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
Call a bond -
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
He always addresses me with `Sir'
She calls him by first name
Call me Mister -
read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
Call roll -
order or request or give a command for
The unions called a general strike for Sunday -
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
Call ducks -
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 -
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling
Hawaii is calling! -
utter a sudden loud cry
I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
How To Use call In A Sentence
- Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
- When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
- WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
- The critics call its recipes bland, unhelpful, unoriginal and unhealthy. The Sun
- He wrote and tcanslaited many fortunate connexion « Mr. Boweai other works, and among the rest being unable to pay the costs in-* wa»the author of one play, called curred by the suit in the Spiritual Biographia dramatica, or, A companion to the playhouse:
- The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores. Matthew Yglesias » Krakow
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- My generation was raised on a diet of stultifyingly tedious, but worthy accounts of embryology, typically very badly printed on what appeared to be rice paper.
- He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect. Physicist Cracks BBQ Mystery
- I am told that Ferguson has called me 'unsellable'. The Guardian World News
