close call

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb klohz kawl]
- /verb kloʊz kɔl/
- /kləʊz kɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz kawl]
- /verb kloʊz kɔl/

Definitions of close call words

noun close call a narrow escape from danger 3
noun close call a narrow escape from danger or trouble. 1
noun close call narrow escape 1
noun close call sth hard to decide 1
noun close call A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided. 0

See all 5 definitions of close call

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Origin of close call

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Close call

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Close call

close call popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

close call usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for close call

noun close call

cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
near miss — a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
close shave — a narrow escape
near thing — an event or action whose outcome is nearly a failure, success, disaster, etc

All 8 Synonyms of close call