Call definition

Call as a verb

1. assign a specified (usually proper) name to

   Same sense: know as, name, be known as

2. ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality

   "He called me a bastard"

3. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

   "I tried to call you all night"

   Same sense: call up, phone, ring, telephone

4. utter a sudden loud cry

   Same sense: cry, scream, shout, shout out, yell, holler, squall, hollo

5. order, request, or command to come

   "She was called into the director's office"

   Same sense: send for

6. pay a brief visit

   "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

   Same sense: call in, visit

7. call a meeting; invite or command to meet

   "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the ‘Final Solution’"

8. read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

   "Call roll"

9. 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!"

10. utter a characteristic note or cry

    "bluejays called to one another"

11. stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

    "call a football game"

12. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

    "Call me Mister"

    Same sense: address

13. make a stop in a harbour

    "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"

14. demand payment of (a loan)

    "Call a loan"

    Same sense: call in

15. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

    "He called his trump"

    Same sense: bid

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

    Same sense: call off

17. indicate a decision in regard to

    "call balls and strikes behind the plate"

18. make a prediction about; tell in advance

    "Call the outcome of an election"

    Same sense: promise, predict, anticipate, foretell, prognosticate, forebode

19. present for redemption before maturation

    "Call a bond"

20. challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense

    "He deserves to be called on that"

21. declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee

    "call a runner out"

22. lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

    "Call ducks"

23. order or request or give a command for

    "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"

24. order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role

    "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"

25. utter in a loud voice or announce

    "He called my name"

26. challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

    "call the speaker on a question of fact"

27. consider or regard as being

    "I would not call her beautiful"

28. rouse somebody from sleep with a call

    "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"

Call as a noun

29. a method of contacting a person by phone

    "she reported several anonymous calls"

    Same sense: phone call, telephone call

30. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

    Same sense: cry, shout, yell, outcry, vociferation

31. a demand

    Same sense: claim

32. the characteristic sound produced by a bird

    Same sense: song, birdsong, birdcall

33. a brief social visit

    "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"

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

    Same sense: margin call

35. a demand for a show of hands in a card game

    "after two raises there was a call"

36. a request

    "many calls for Christmas stories"

37. an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

    "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

38. a visit in an official or professional capacity

    "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"

39. (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

    "he was ejected for protesting the call"

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

    Same sense: call option

Synonyms and antonyms

• know as
• name definition
• be known as
• call up
• phone definition
• ring
• telephone
• cry
• scream
• shout
• shout out
• yell
• holler
• squall
• hollo
• send for
• call in
• visit
• address
• bid
• call off
• promise
• predict
• anticipate

All synonyms of call, sense by sense

How to say call

Call has 1 syllable and rhymes with all. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with call

• all
• small
• fall
• football
• ball
• wall
• overall
• hall
• basketball
• baseball
• tall
• recall

All 84 words that rhyme with call

CALL in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

0

Is CALL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CALL in the word checker, or unscramble CALL to see the shorter words in its letters.