CALL


Meaning of CALL in English

I. verb

1.

to speak or utter in a loud distinct carrying voice

call for help

Synonyms: cry, hallo, holler, hollo, shout, vociferate, yell; compare shout 1

Related Word: bawl, bellow, hoot, howl, roar, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, whoop, yowl

Contrasted words: murmur, whisper

2.

Synonyms: demand 1, challenge, claim, exact, postulate, require, requisition, solicit

3.

Synonyms: summon 2, call in, convene, summons

Related Word: assemble, collect, gather, round up; bid, invite

4.

Synonyms: convoke , assemble, convene, summon

5.

Synonyms: telephone , ||buzz, phone, ||ring (up)

6.

Synonyms: name 1, baptize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, style, term, title

7.

Synonyms: predict 2, guess

8.

Synonyms: estimate 3, approximate, judge, place, put, reckon

9.

Synonyms: foretell , adumbrate, augur, forecast, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate

10.

Synonyms: visit 2, come by, come over, drop (in or by), look in, look up, pop (in), run in, see, stop (in or by)

II. noun

1.

the natural vocal sound of an animal and especially a bird

the clear call of a bellbird

Synonyms: cry, note, song

Related Word: cheep, chirp, peep, twitter, warble

2.

Synonyms: attraction 1, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, draw, drawing power, lure, pull, seduction

3.

Synonyms: occasion 3, cause, necessity, obligation

4.

Synonyms: visit 1, visitation

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.