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n.
appeal
summons
1) to issue a ~ for (the government issued a ~ to the populace for voluntary contributions)
2) to answer, heed, respond to a ~ (to answer the ~ of duty)
3) a clarion ~
4) a curtain ~ (the actor had five curtain ~s)
5) at smb.'s beck and ~
visit
6) to make, pay a ~ on smb.
7) to make a ~ at a place (the ships made ~s at several ports)
8) a business; courtesy; port; professional ~
9) a house ~ (my doctor makes house ~s)
10) a ~ to (a ~ to arms)
invitation
11) to accept a ~
telephone ~
12) to give smb. a ~
13) to make, place a ~ to smb.
14) to answer; return; take a ~ (who will take her ~?)
15) to put a ~ through (the operator put my ~ right through)
16) a business; collect ( AE ), transferred-charge ( BE ); conference; dial-direct ( AE ), direct-dialled ( BE ); emergency; local; long-distance, toll ( AE ), trunk ( BE ); operator-assisted; ordinary ( BE ), station-to-station ( AE ); personal ( BE ), person-to-person ( AE ); telephone; wake-up ~
17) a ~ from; to
signal
18) a bugle ~
reading aloud
19) a roll ~
duty
20) on ~ (which nurse is on ~?)
need
21) a ~ for (there is no ~ for such behavior)
22) a ~ to + inf. (there was no ~ to complain)
formation
( AE ) ( usu. mil .)
23) sick ~ (to go on sick ~)
misc.
24) a close ~ ('a narrow escape')
II
v.
1) ( C ) ('to summon') she ~ed a taxi for me; or: she ~ed me a taxi
2) ( d ; intr. ) ('to visit') to ~ at (the ship will ~ at several ports)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to fetch') (I'll ~ for you at two o'clock)
4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to require') (the position ~s for an experienced engineer)
5) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to seek') (to ~ for help)
6) ( d ; tr. ) ('to summon') to ~ into (she was ~ed into the room)
7) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on ('to visit') (several friends ~ed on us)
8) ( colloq. ) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ on ('to reprimand') (the boss ~ed me on my sloppy writing)
9) ( d ; tr. ) ('to summon') to ~ out of (she was ~ed out of town on business)
10) ( D ; intr. ) ('to shout') to ~ to (she ~ed to me in a loud voice)
11) ( d ; tr. ) ('to summon') to ~ to (to ~ smb. to account; to ~ smt. to mind; the chair ~ed the delegates to order; to be ~ed to the bar)
12) ( N ; used with a noun or adjective) ('to describe as') she ~ed him a stuffed shin; I ~ that mean
13) ( O ) ('to describe as ') to ~ smb. a bad name
14) ( misc. ) ( esp. AE ) ('to telephone') to ~ long-distance