(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer"
a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence"
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call"
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful"
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"
utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"
order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"
order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out"
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"
ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"
utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another"
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"
read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll"
indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate"
give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan"
call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"
a detailed list of all the items in stock
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"
extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
a bottle containing half the usual amount
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"