call

v

1. cry out, sing out, hail, halloo or hallo; cry, exclaim, shout, yell, Inf. holler, scream; clamor, vociferate; roar, bellow.

2. ask, invite, summon, signal; convoke, convene, muster, assemble, call together; telephone, phone, dial, dial up, ring, ring up, Inf. buzz.

3. announce, proclaim, order; name, christen, designate, style, dub, Archaic. clepe; consider, estimate, view as, judge, reckon.

4. call down

a. invoke, appeal to, pray to, supplicate, petition, entreat.b. reprimand, chastise, reprove, rebuke, upbraid, chide.

n

5. cry, outcry, clamor, shout, scream, Inf. holler; signal, cooee, sooey; animal note, caw, tweet, chirp.

6. summons, signal, alarm, tocsin; invocation, invitation, bidding, calling, appeal, notice, request.

7. visit, sojourn, stay, stopover; rest, pause, break.

8. lure, attraction, fascination, bewitchment, appeal, allurement.

9. need, occasion, cause, reason, justification; instigation, incitation.

10. phone call, Inf. ring, Inf. buzz.