The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - callv.

1) shout, cry (out) , hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out, Colloq holler: I heard someone calling my name. 2) name, designate, denote, denominate, term, style, nickname, label, title, entitle, tag, identify, dub, christen, baptize: My real name is Angus, but they call me Scotty. A person from Glasgow is called a Glaswegian. 3) call up, telephone, phone, ring (up) , dial, Colloq buzz: As it's her birthday, I must call my mother in Australia. Don't call us, we'll call you. 4) summon, invite, assemble, convoke, convene, bid, gather, collect, muster, rally: From the minaret, the muezzin was calling the faithful to prayer. Many are called but few are chosen. 5) visit, attend; call in; call on: My great aunt Frederica came to call last Sunday. 6) awake, awaken, wake up, rouse, Colloq Brit knock up: Please call me at six. 7) call down. a appeal to, invoke, petition, request, entreat, supplicate: He called down the wrath of God on the Philistines. b reprimand, chastise, castigate, upbraid, scold, reprove, rebuke: He was called down for having left the house after curfew. 8) call for. a demand, request, ask for, order, require, claim: The people in room 429 have called for clean towels. The problem calls for your urgent attention. b pick up, fetch, come for, get, accompany, Colloq collect: I'll call for you at seven o'clock. 9) call forth. summon, invoke, draw on or upon, evoke; elicit, inspire: Susan called forth all her courage and faced her accusers. He failed to call forth much enthusiasm in his listeners. 10) call on or upon. a request of, entreat, ask, address; apostrophize: The teacher called on me today to recite Hamlet's soliloquy. b supplicate, apostrophize, appeal to: He called on ’olus, god of the winds, for a fair breeze to carry his ship home. c visit: The vicar called on us when we first moved in. 1) 1 call off. cancel; discontinue; postpone: The picnic has been called off because of rain. 1) 2 call up. a summon, enlist, recruit, conscript, US draft: Father was called up as soon as war was declared. b call, telephone, phone, ring (up) : Call me up sometime. --n. 1) 3 shout, cry, yell, whoop, Colloq holler: I'll be out in the garden, so give me a call if you want me. 1) 4 summons, invitation, bidding, notice, notification, order, request, demand, command; telephone call, phone call, Brit ring; Colloq tinkle: She received a call to report at once for duty. 1) 5 reason, justification, cause, need, occasion, right, excuse; requirement: You have no call to be abusive, regardless of what you think about him. 16 on call. ready, on duty, standing by, on stand-by, awaiting orders: They had to remain on call from midnight till eight o'clock. 1) 7 within call. within earshot or hearing or (easy) reach: Please stay within call in case I need you.