- assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to;
"They named their son David"
"The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- order, request, or command to come;
"She was called into the director's office"
"Call the police!"
- pay a brief visit;
"The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
- 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"
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees;
"Call roll"
- 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"
- utter a characteristic note or cry;
"bluejays called to one another"
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather;
"call a football game"
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name;
"He always addresses me with `Sir'"
"Call me Mister"
"She calls him by first name"
- make a stop in a harbour;
"The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
- demand payment of (a loan);
"Call a loan"
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;
"He called his trump"
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- indicate a decision in regard to;
"call balls and strikes behind the plate"
- make a prediction about; tell in advance;
"Call the outcome of an election"
- require the presentation of for redemption before maturation;
"Call a bond"
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense;
"He deserves to be called on that"
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee;
"call a runner out"
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal;
"Call ducks"
- order or request or give a command for;
"The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role;
"He was already called 4 times for jury duty"
"They called him to active military duty"
- utter in a loud voice or announce;
"He called my name"
"The auctioneer called the bids"
- 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"
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call;
"I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"