call
- noun
- /kɔl/
- During the match, several fans were unhappy with the umpire's call on the penalty.
- a judgment call
- make a judgment call
- bad call
Where is this Bush push rank amongst all time controversial calls?
- Where is this Bush push rank amongst all time controversial calls?
Examples
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I know I made a bad call.
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The most perfect call ever made of all time.
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When I am president, I will make the final call on such actions.
Academic text (2008) -
The biggest call of his life thus far, and he doesn't pick it up.
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Take it easy on the ref, he knows he made a horrible call.
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Referee, Owen Templeton, made the biggest bonehead call in the history of football.
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The referee made a controversial call that changed the outcome of the game.
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It was a tough call, but the official ruled the ball out of bounds.
Synonyms
An official result in a contest given by judges or the score
Idioms
- Informal
Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
- Informal
To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant
- Archaic
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
- Informal
Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Offensive
Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy
Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation
- Offensive
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
- Offensive
An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something
Compounds
People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group
- Specialized
A phone service that alerts you to a new call while you are on the phone
A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause
A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call
- Specialized
A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
- Specialized
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
- Specialized
An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
- Specialized
A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose
- Specialized
A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf
- Specialized
A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes
- Jargon
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
- Specialized
A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
- Specialized
A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
An Algerian extremist Islamist group that split from another militant group and tried to overthrow the government while supporting al-Qaeda
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A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
How Strategic
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Call comes from making a spoken decision, so in sports a referee's call is the clear voice or decision they give about what happened.