English Verb to call to request, summon, or beckon call for help to cry or shout call out to me to telephone Call me in the morning. to visit call on a friend to name or refer to call me Al (reflexively: to be called) of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name I'm called John A very tall building is called a skyscraper Noun call a telephone conversation a phone call a visit pay a call to a friend a cry or shout He heard a call from the other side of the room the characteristic cry of a bird the call of the cuckoo a beckoning or summoning the call of the wild one's true calling a contract to buy stock (See w:stock_option for further reading); compare put See also call girl calling call of nature call of the wild cat call courtesy call phone call telephone call wake-up call
