| at someone's beck and call |
willing to fulfill or subject to another's commands or wishes. |
| bird call |
the cry or song of a bird. [3 definitions] |
| call a spade a spade |
to speak plainly or straightforwardly; speak the truth. |
| call around |
to make phone calls to different people asking the same question of each. |
| call back |
to continue a telephone conversation with (someone) at a later time, or to return someone's telephone call. |
| call box |
a box containing a telephone, posted on a street or highway, and used to make emergency calls. [2 definitions] |
| call down |
to reprimand (someone); scold. |
| call for |
to stop by for; fetch; pick up. [3 definitions] |
| call girl |
a female prostitute who may be hired by telephone. |
| call it a day |
to end the day's work. |
| call it quits |
to stop an activity for the time being. [2 definitions] |
| call letters |
the identifying letters or numbers of a television or radio station. |
| call loan |
a loan that must be repaid on demand at any time. |
| call number |
a series of numbers or numbers and letters used to locate a book in a library. |
| call off |
to cancel (an appointment, action, event, or the like). |
| call on |
to put out an official demand to (a person, agency, institution, or the like). [4 definitions] |
| call out |
to summon (someone or something) for help in an emergency. [3 definitions] |
| call up |
(informal) to telephone (someone); make a call to. [2 definitions] |
| call-and-response |
of or pertaining to music that alternates between one player, singer, or section, and another in a pattern of statement and response. |
| call-in |
a telephone conversation between a listener or viewer and a radio or television host, which is broadcast on the host's show. [2 definitions] |