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call
verb
[L3874]
Compounds
In compounds
call by name
,
call off
,
caller
,
calling
,
catcall
,
CTA
,
miscall
,
recall
Forms
simple present :
call
simple present, singular, third person :
calls
simple past :
called
present participle :
calling
past participle :
called
Senses
To name or refer to
1986
:
I can call you Betty / And Betty when you call me / You can call me Al
[
You Can Call Me Al
]
To request, summon, or beckon
in computing: calling of services, methods or functions
to make a phone call
demand
call someone out on something
prediction, decision
call (the shots); decide, dictate, officiate
call into question, doubt
claim (like dibs)
to visit
to say across a distance
call
noun
[L16208]
Compounds
In compounds
callous
,
catcall
,
nuisance call
Forms
singular :
call
plural :
calls
Senses
Type of dance move
summon, perhaps to or by phone
demand
prediction, decision
act of visiting
the act of saying across a distance