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calls

We have found lemma(root) word of calls : call.

Definitions


[kɔːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give (a baby or animal) a specified name
(e.g: they called their daughter Hannah)

- cry out (a word or words)
(e.g: he heard an insistent voice calling his name)

- contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone
(e.g: could I call you back?)

- order or request the attendance of
(e.g: representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the Monaco stewards)

- announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, election, or strike) is to happen
(e.g: there appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election)

- (of a person) pay a brief visit
(e.g: I've got to call at the bank to get some cash)

- (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, etc.) to be the thing specified
(e.g: the linesman called the ball wide)

- cause (a subroutine) to be executed
(e.g: one subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself))


Phrases:
- at call
- bad call
- call attention to
- call collect
- call someone or something to mind
- call someone or something to order
- call something into question
- call the shots
- don't call us, we'll call you
- good call
- on call
- the call of duty
- to call one's own
- within call

Origin:
late Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla ‘summon loudly’


[kɔːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention
(e.g: a nearby fisherman heard their calls for help)

- the characteristic cry of a bird or other animal
(e.g: it is best distinguished by its call, a loud ‘pwit’)

- an instance of speaking to someone on the phone or attempting to contact someone by phone
(e.g: I'll give you a call at around five)

- a brief visit, especially one made for social reasons
(e.g: we paid a call on Ben and his family)

- an appeal or demand for something to happen or be done
(e.g: the call for action was welcomed)

- an order or request for someone to be present
(e.g: he was delighted that so many former players had heeded the call to attend the conference)

- (in sport) a decision or ruling made by an umpire or other official, traditionally conveyed by a shout, that the ball has gone out of play or that a rule has been breached
(e.g: he was visibly irritated with the umpire's calls)

- a command to execute a subroutine
(e.g: parameter values may be changed by calls to a special purpose input specification subroutine)

- a demand for payment of lent or unpaid capital

- (in a bar, club, etc.) denoting or made with relatively expensive brands of alcohol which customers request by name
(e.g: try wines by the glass for $5, beer for $3, and call drinks for $8)


Phrases:
- at call
- bad call
- call attention to
- call collect
- call someone or something to mind
- call someone or something to order
- call something into question
- call the shots
- don't call us, we'll call you
- good call
- on call
- the call of duty
- to call one's own
- within call

Origin:
late Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla ‘summon loudly’




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