call

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

“She calls him by first name”

demand payment of (a loan)

give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

“I tried to call you all night”

the characteristic sound produced by a bird

make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

“He called his trump”

a brief social visit

“senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers”

a demand for a show of hands in a card game

“after two raises there was a call”

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

“Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed”

make a prediction about; tell in advance