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calls

/kɑlz/ /kɔːlz/ /kɔlz/

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A telephone conversation.

Examples :

"I received several calls today."

communication technology

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A short visit, usually for social purposes.

Examples :

"I paid a call to a dear friend of mine."

communication society culture family event

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A visit by a ship or boat to a port.

Examples :

"The ship made a call at Southampton."

nautical sailing ocean

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A cry or shout.

Examples :

"He heard a call from the other side of the room."

sound communication language

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A decision or judgement.

Examples :

"That was a good call."

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The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.

Examples :

"That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird."

animal sound nature bird communication

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A beckoning or summoning.

Examples :

"I had to yield to the call of the wild."

communication sound action signal

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The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.

Examples :

"I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business."

politics government communication right

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An option to buy stock at a specified price during or at a specified time.

Examples :

"She made a profit by selling her calls on the technology company's stock before their expiration date. "

business finance asset

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The act of calling to the other batsman.

Examples :

"During the cricket match, the batsman relied on quick calls to his partner to decide whether to attempt a run. "

sport action communication

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The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)

Examples :

"In cricket, the calls between batsmen are crucial for quick singles and avoiding run-outs. "

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A work shift which requires one to be available when requested (see on call).

Examples :

""As a doctor, Sarah gets paid extra for her weekend calls, during which she must be ready to come to the hospital if needed." "

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The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.

Examples :

"The computer program made many calls to different functions to calculate the final result, each call temporarily pausing the main process. "

computing technology

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A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.

Examples :

"There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9."

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The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.

Examples :

"After seeing his opponent raise, John hesitated, then made two calls before finally folding. "

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A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.

Examples :

"The huntsman sounded the calls on his horn, urging the hounds to chase after the fox. "

animal sport sound communication

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A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.

Examples :

"The boatswain's calls echoed across the deck, signaling the sailors to their stations for the approaching storm. "

nautical military sailing sound communication

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A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.

Examples :

"The hunter used a variety of calls, like a duck call and a turkey call, to attract the birds. "

animal game sound bird communication device

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An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.

Examples :

"After many prayers and interviews, the church extended two calls to potential pastors. "

religion theology job

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Vocation; employment; calling.

Examples :

"Her heart was in medicine, so she knew her calls lay in helping others as a doctor. "

job business work service

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A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.

Examples :

"The deed's description of the property line includes calls to the old oak tree and the creek as boundary markers. "

property law area

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(prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.

Examples :

"She relies on her calls to pay her rent each month. "

sex job service entertainment

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(heading) To use one's voice.

Examples :

"The teacher calls on students to answer questions in class. "

communication sound language

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(heading) To visit.

Examples :

""My grandmother often calls on us during the holidays." "

action communication

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(heading) To name, identify or describe.

Examples :

"The teacher calls each student's name during attendance. "

language communication word

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(heading) Direct or indirect use of the voice.

Examples :

"The referee calls a foul during the basketball game. "

sound communication language

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(sometimes with for) To require, demand.

Examples :

"He felt called to help the old man."

demand communication business government organization law

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To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.

Examples :

"The company calls the bonds in five years, offering investors a small premium for the early repayment. "

finance business

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To demand repayment of a loan.

Examples :

"The bank calls the loan if the borrower misses too many payments. "

business finance

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To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.

Examples :

"A recursive function is one that calls itself."

computing technical technology internet electronics machine function system process