- nouncalling (noun) · callings (plural noun)
- the loud cries or shouts of an animal or person:"the calling of a cuckoo"
- a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation:"those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs"
- a profession or occupation:"he considered engineering one of the highest possible callings"
verbcalling (present participle)- give (an infant or animal) a specified name:"they called their daughter Hannah"
- (be called)have a specified name:"she is called Eva" · "a 1942 mystery called Time To Kill"
- address or refer to (someone) by a specified name, title, endearment, or term of abuse:"please call me Lucy" · "some call him a genius"
- refer to, consider, or describe (someone or something) as being:"he's the only person I would call a friend"
- cry out (a word or words):"he heard an insistent voice calling his name" · "Meredith was already calling out a greeting"
- cry out to (someone) in order to summon them or attract their attention:"she heard Terry calling her" · "I distinctly heard you call"
- (of an animal, especially a bird) make its characteristic cry:"overhead, a skylark called"
- shout out or chant (the steps and figures) to people performing a square dance or country dance.
- bridgemake (a particular bid) during the auction:"her partner called 6♠"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHinformalclaim (a privilege) for oneself, typically by shouting out a particular word or set phrase:"I call first dibs on the bathroom"
- contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone:"could I call you back?" · "at the first sign of heart attack symptoms call 911 immediately"
- use a phone to summon (someone or something, especially an emergency service or a taxi):"her husband called an ambulance"
- order or request the attendance of:"representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the stewards" · "I got a letter calling me for an interview"
- bring (a witness) into court to give evidence:"four expert witnesses were called"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHdraw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behavior:"she called him on his claim that the media were doing a bad job of covering the economy"
- cause (someone) to have a strong urge to choose a particular career or way of life:"he was called to the priesthood" · "I think teachers, really good teachers, are called to teach"
- announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, strike, or election) is to happen:"there appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election" · "the Allied forces called a ceasefire" · "she intends to call a meeting of the committee early next week"
- BRITISH ENGLISH(of a person) pay a brief visit:"he had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic" · "he called around last night looking for you"
- (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, or other action) to be the thing specified:"the linesman called the ball wide"
- predict the result of (a future event, especially an election or a vote):"in the Northeast, the race remains too close to call" · "few pundits risked calling the election for either Bush or Kerry"
- guess (the outcome) of tossing a coin:"Burnley called heads and won the toss" · "“You call,” he said. “Heads or tails?”"
- computingcause (a subroutine) to be executed:"one subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)"
Originlate Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla ‘summon loudly’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation:
verb- give (an infant or animal) a specified name:
- cry out (a word or words):
- contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone:
- announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, strike, or election) is to happen:
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