Call

kawl, v.i. to cry aloud (with out ; to , after , at , up , down ): to make a short visit (with upon , for , at ).— v.t. to name: to summon: to appoint or proclaim: to designate or reckon: to select for a special office, as in 'called to be an apostle,' 'to be called to the bar:' ( coll. ) to call bad names to some one.— n. a summons or invitation: an impulse: a demand: a short visit: a shrill whistle: the cry of a bird: admi ion to the rank of barrister: an invitation to the pastorate of a congregation, also the written form of such with appended list of names of persons concurring: ( coll. ) occasion, cause.— ns. Call′-at-large , a form of pastoral call sometimes adopted by a presbytery where a congregation is not unanimous, in which the name of the person to be called is not inscribed beforehand, and names cannot be adhibited by mandate; Call′-bird , a bird trained to allure others into snares; Call′-boy , a boy who waits upon the prompter in a theatre, and calls the actors when wanted on the stage; Call′er , one who pays a short visit; Call′ing , that station to which a person is called by Providence to fill: one's trade, profe ion, or occupation; Call′ing-crab , a popular name for the fiddler-crab, which waves its larger claw when disturbed; Call′-note , the note by which a bird or beast calls its young.— Call attention to , to point out; Call away , to divert the mind; Call back , to recall; Call for , to ask loudly: claim; Call forth , to bring or summon to action; Call for trumps , to lay down such cards at whist as will induce one's partner to lead a trump; Call in , to bring in from outside, as the notes in circulation, .; Call in question , to challenge; Call off , to summon away; Call on , or upon , to invoke, appeal to; Call out , to challenge to fight, esp. a duel: to summon to service, bring into operation; Call over , to read aloud a list; Call to account , to summon to render an account; Call up , to summon from beneath, or to a tribunal. [A.S. ceallian ; Ice. kalla , Dut. kallen .]