ALL meanings of calling
call·ing
C c - countable noun calling A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people. 3
- noun calling a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation 3
- noun calling an occupation, profession, or trade 3
- noun calling the action of one that calls 3
- noun calling one's occupation, profession, or trade 3
- noun calling an inner urging toward some profession or activity; vocation 3
- noun calling The loud cries or shouts of an animal or person. 1
- noun calling a cry or shout. 1
- noun calling the cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal. 1
- noun calling an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call. 1
- noun calling an act or instance of telephoning: She went into the next room to place her call. 1
- noun calling a short visit: to make a call on someone. 1
- noun calling a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.: We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls. 1
- noun calling a summons, invitation, or bidding: The students gathered at the call of the dean. 1
- noun calling a calling of a roll; roll call. 1
- noun calling the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.: the call of the sea. 1
- noun calling a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: He had a call to become a minister. 1
- noun calling a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc. 1
- noun calling a need or occasion: He had no call to say such outrageous things. 1
- noun calling a demand or claim: to make a call on a person's time. 1
- noun calling a demand for payment of an obligation, especially where payment is at the option of the creditor. 1
- noun calling Cards. a demand for a card or a showing of hands. Poker. an equaling of the preceding bet. Bridge. a bid or pass. 1
- noun calling Sports. a judgment or decision by an umpire, a referee, or other official of a contest, as on a shot, pitch, or batter: The referees were making one bad call after another. 1
- noun calling Theater. a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. act call. curtain call. 1
- noun calling Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller. 1
- noun calling Also called call option. Finance. an option that gives the right to buy a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given period of time, purchased by a person who believes the price will rise. Compare put (def 24). 1
- noun calling Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds. 1
- verb with object calling to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home. 1
- verb with object calling to command or request to come; summon: to call a dog; to call a cab; to call a witness. 1
- verb with object calling to ask or invite to come: Will you call the family to dinner? 1
- verb with object calling to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: Call me when you arrive. 1
- verb with object calling to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken: Call me at eight o'clock. 1
- verb with object calling to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice. 1
- verb with object calling to convoke or convene: to call Congress into session. 1
- verb with object calling to announce authoritatively; proclaim: to call a halt. 1
- verb with object calling to order into effect; establish: to call a strike. 1
- verb with object calling to schedule: to call a rehearsal. 1
- verb with object calling to summon by or as if by divine command: He felt called to the ministry. 1
- verb with object calling to summon to an office, duty, etc.: His country called him to the colors. 1
- verb with object calling to cause to come; bring: to call to mind; to call into existence. 1
- verb with object calling to bring under consideration or discussion: The judge called the case to court. 1
- verb with object calling to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds. 1
- verb with object calling to direct or attract (attention): He called his roommate's attention to the mess. 1
- verb with object calling to name or address (someone) as: His parents named him James, but the boys call him Jim. 1
- verb with object calling to designate as something specified: He called me a liar. 1
- verb with object calling to think of as something specified; consider; estimate: I call that a mean remark. 1
- verb with object calling to demand of (someone) that he or she fulfill a promise, furnish evidence for a statement, etc.: They called him on his story. 1
- verb with object calling to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure (often followed by out): She called him on his vulgar language. 1
- verb with object calling to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan). 1
- verb with object calling to demand presentation of (bonds) for redemption. 1