Definition of "call"
noun:
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A telephone conversation.
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A social visit.
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A cry or shout.
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A decision or judgement.
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The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
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A beckoning or summoning.
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An option to buy stock at a specified price during or at a specified time.
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The act of calling to the other batsman.
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The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.).
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A work shift which requires one to be available when requested (see on call).
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The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the point.
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A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
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The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
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verb:
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To request, summon, or beckon.
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To cry or shout.
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To contact by telephone.
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To pay a (social) visit.
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To stop at a station or port.
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To name or refer to.
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(of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
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(of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions.).
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To match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet.
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To require, demand.
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To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
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To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
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To demand repayment of a loan.
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To predict.
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To declare in advance.
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To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
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