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  • 11call — [kôl] vt. [ME callen < Late OE ceallian & or < ON kalla < IE base * gal , to scream, shriek > Brythonic galw, call, Ger klage & (?) MIr gall, swan] 1. to say or read in a loud tone; shout; announce [to call the names of stations] 2.… …

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  • 12call — call1 W1S1 [ko:l US ko:l] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(telephone)¦ 2¦(describe)¦ 3¦(have a name)¦ 4¦(give somebody/something a name)¦ 5¦(ask/order by speaking)¦ 6¦(arrange)¦ 7¦(say/shout)¦ 8 call yourself something 9 call the shots/tune …

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  • 13call up — Synonyms and related words: annoy, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, arouse, assemblage, assembly, awake, awaken, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, beat the drums, bid come, blow the coals, blow up, bring about, bring back, bring… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14call — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Angelus bell, DDD, accompany, address, adjuration, adumbrate, alarm, alarum, allurement, animal noise, ante, ante up, antecedents, apostleship, apostrophize, appeal, appeal to, appraise, appreciate,… …

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  • 15call out — Synonyms and related words: affront, arouse, beard, bellow out, bid come, bid defiance, brave, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call together, call up, challenge, cite, clamor,… …

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  • 16call — /kawl/, v.t. 1. to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home. 2. to command or request to come; summon: to call a dog; to call a cab; to call a witness. 3. to ask or invite to come: Will you call the family to… …

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  • 17call down — verb 1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain • Syn: ↑raise, ↑conjure, ↑conjure up, ↑invoke …

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  • 18call for — Synonyms and related words: affect, apply for, ask, ask for, assume, bare necessities, be hurting for, be indicated, beg leave, bespeak, bid come, blackmail, bring, bring back, brook no denial, call, call away, call back, call forth, call in,… …

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  • 19call in — Synonyms and related words: advise with, ask, bargain, bid come, bill, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call out, call together, call up, cite, collogue, compare notes, confer, confer with, conjure, conjure up, consult, consult… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20call something forth — elicit a response few things call forth more compassion * * * ˌcall sthˈforth derived (formal) to produce a particular reaction • His speech called forth an angry response. Main entry: ↑calld …

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