call
- noun
- /kɔl/
- Jargon
- She knows you're not from Delhi, that you have no family money, and you work in a call center.
Examples
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I volunteered to make some GOTV calls from afar, and their internet-based calling system worked great.
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The other big hand at the table, I smooth call 5 with AK; he raises 20 and another caller.
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We just got a distress call from a rig due west of us.
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But a holding call on the punt gave the Buckeyes a first down, and they took advantage.
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"During the poker game, I decided to make a call to match the current bet and stay in the hand."
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"He raised his eyebrows and made a call to stay in the game rather than folding."
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"The player made a cautious call, ensuring he wouldn’t lose any more chips at the table."
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Call grew from answering a shout, so in poker a call is your answer to a bet—you match it to stay in the game instead of raising or folding.