Ump’s final decision
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verb
- To speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance shout
"call for help"
- To make a request or demand
"call for an investigation"
- To utter a characteristic note or cry
- To speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call see call
"just called to say hello"
- To make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)
- To give the calls for a square dance
- To make a brief visit
"called to pay his respects"
- To summon to a particular activity, employment, or office
"was called to active duty"
- To invite or command to meet convoke
"call a meeting"
- To rouse from sleep or summon to get up
- To attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry
- To halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions
- To rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)
"call balls and strikes"
- To give the calls for (a square dance)
- To speak of or address by a specified name give a name to
"call her Kitty"
- To temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)
noun
- An act of calling} with the voice {sx
"a call for help"
- An imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it
- An instrument used for calling
"a duck call"
- The cry of an animal (such as a bird)
- A request or command to come or assemble
- A summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe
- Admission to the bar as a barrister
- An invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment
- A divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action
- A summoning of actors to rehearsal
"the call is for 11 o'clock"
- The attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place
"the call of the wild"
- An order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period
- The selection of a play in football
"the quarterback's call in the huddle"
- Demand, claim
"The aircraft industry continues to have first call on aluminum production."
- Need, justification
"there's no call for such behavior"
- A demand for payment of money
- 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
- An instance of asking for something request
"many calls for Christmas stories"
- Roll call
- A short usually formal visit
"pay a call on a neighbor"
- The name or thing called
"the call was heads"
- The act of calling in a card game
- The act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service
"a telephone call"
- A direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers
- A decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest
- A temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)
noun
- A statement quickly followed by an answering statement
noun
- Bulletin board
noun
- A public telephone booth
- A telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (such as fires or automobile breakdowns)
verb
- To cause or entreat to descend
"call down a blessing"
- Reprimand
"called me down for being late"
noun
- A telephone service that allows a subscriber to have incoming calls forwarded to a different number
noun
- A female sex worker with whom an appointment may be made by phone or online
noun
- A house or apartment where call girls may be procured
This clue was used on March 23, 2025.
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