Phone

verb

1. To speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance shout

   "call for help"

2. To make a request or demand

   "call for an investigation"

3. To utter a characteristic note or cry
4. To speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call see call

   "just called to say hello"

5. To make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)
6. To give the calls for a square dance
7. To make a brief visit

   "called to pay his respects"

8. To summon to a particular activity, employment, or office

   "was called to active duty"

9. To invite or command to meet convoke

   "call a meeting"

10. To rouse from sleep or summon to get up
11. To attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry
12. To halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions
13. To rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)

    "call balls and strikes"

14. To give the calls for (a square dance)
15. To speak of or address by a specified name give a name to

    "call her Kitty"

16. To temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)

noun

1. An act of calling} with the voice {sx

   "a call for help"

2. An imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it
3. An instrument used for calling

   "a duck call"

4. The cry of an animal (such as a bird)
5. A request or command to come or assemble
6. A summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe
7. Admission to the bar as a barrister
8. An invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment
9. A divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action
10. A summoning of actors to rehearsal

    "the call is for 11 o'clock"

11. The attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place

    "the call of the wild"

12. An order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period
13. The selection of a play in football

    "the quarterback's call in the huddle"

14. Demand, claim

    "The aircraft industry continues to have first call on aluminum production."

15. Need, justification

    "there's no call for such behavior"

16. A demand for payment of money
17. An option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time compare put
18. An instance of asking for something request

    "many calls for Christmas stories"

19. Roll call
20. A short usually formal visit

    "pay a call on a neighbor"

21. The name or thing called

    "the call was heads"

22. The act of calling in a card game
23. The act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service

    "a telephone call"

24. A direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers
25. A decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest
26. A temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)

noun

1. A statement quickly followed by an answering statement

noun

1. Bulletin board

noun

1. A public telephone booth
2. A telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (such as fires or automobile breakdowns)

verb

1. To cause or entreat to descend

   "call down a blessing"

2. Reprimand

   "called me down for being late"

noun

1. A telephone service that allows a subscriber to have incoming calls forwarded to a different number

noun

1. A female sex worker with whom an appointment may be made by phone or online

noun

1. A house or apartment where call girls may be procured