call

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. cry, shout, yell; summon, bid; convoke, muster; choose, appoint, elect; name, designate; visit, interview. —n. summons, demand; shout, yell; signal; impulse, urge; visit. See choice, assemblage, command, nomenclature, sociality.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A shout]

Syn. yell, cry, whoop, hail; see alarm 1 , cry 1 , yell 1 .

2. [Characteristic sound]

Syn. cry, song, note, shriek; see cry 2 .

3. [A brief visit]

Syn. stop, visiting, a few words, afternoon call; see visit .

4. [Word of command]

Syn. signal, command, summons, calling up, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, reveille, taps, last post, Sanctus bell, angelus; see also alarm 1 , command 1 , cry 1 .

5. [An invitation]

Syn. bidding, solicitation, request, proposal; see appeal 1 , invitation 1 , request .

• on call,

Syn. ready, prepared, alerted, standing by; see available .

• within call,

Syn. close by, not far away, within earshot; see near 1 .

v.

1. [To raise the voice]

Syn. shout, call out, cry out, exclaim; see cry 3 , greet , yell .

2. [To address or label as]

Syn. name, denominate, designate, term; see describe , name 1 .

3. [To bring a body of people together]

Syn. collect, convene, assemble, convoke, muster, rally; see also assemble 2 .

4. [To invite]

Syn. summon, request, ask, beckon, bid come; see also invite 1 , summon 1 .

5. [To request or demand]

Syn. charge, order, call upon, entreat; see ask 1 , command 1 , invite 2 , summon 1 .

6. [To estimate]

Syn. guess, make a rough calculation, say it is; see estimate 1 , 2 .

7. [To telephone]

Syn. phone, call up, ring; see telephone .

8. [To arouse]

Syn. stir, awaken, shake; see wake 1 .

9. [To declare]

Syn. announce, proclaim, pronounce; see declare 1 .

10. [To visit briefly]

Syn. make a visit, call on, stop by, drop in; see visit 2 , 4 .

Syn.- call , in this comParison, is the basic word signifying to request the presence of someone at some place [ he called the waiter over ] ; summon , a more formal term, implies authority or peremptoriness in the request [ to summon a witness ] ; convoke and convene refer to the summoning of a group to assemble, as for deliberation or legislation, but convoke implies greater authority or formality [ to convene a class, to convoke a congress ] ; invite suggests a courteous request for someone's presence, esp. as a guest or participant, and usually suggests that the decision to come rests with the invited

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. shout exclamation, yell, whoop, announcement, outcry.

2. summons request, convocation, appeal, draft.

3. invitation solicitation, bidding.

3. animal cry hoot, shriek, bleat, low, bellow, trumpet, ululation. see bird, shout

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v.

1. shout exclaim, announce, yell, cry, holler, hail, whoop.

2. summon request, convoke, muster, convene, direct.

3. name designate, label, title, term, christen, dub.

4. visit drop in, ring.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See SOUNDS. 2. To demand to appear, come, or assemble: convene, convoke, muster, send for, summon. See REQUEST. 3. To bring together: assemble, cluster, collect1, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See COLLECT. 4. To give a name or title to: baptize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See SPECIFIC, WORDS. 5. To describe with a word or term: characterize, designate, label, name, style, tag, term. See SPECIFIC, WORDS. 6. To communicate with (someone) by telephone: buzz, ring2, telephone. Informal: dial, phone. Idioms: get someone on the horn, give someone a buzz (or call or ring). See WORDS. 7. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize: come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idiom: pay a visit. See SEEK. 8. To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference: forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, project. See FORESIGHT. II noun 1. A loud cry: halloo, holler, shout, yell. See SOUNDS. 2. A telephone communication: buzz, ring2. See WORDS. 3. That which provides a reason or justification: cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, reason, wherefore, why. Idiom: why and wherefore. See START. 4. The act of demanding: claim, cry, demand, exaction, requisition. See REQUEST. 5. An act or an instance of going or coming to see another: look-in, visit, visitation. See SEEK. 6. The power or quality of attracting: allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. Informal: pull. See LIKE.