ALL meanings of call on
call on
C c - noun call on 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 call on Theater. a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. act call. curtain call. 1
- noun call on Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller. 1
- noun call on 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 call on Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds. 1
- idioms call on call in sick. sick1 (def 15). 1
- idioms call on call to order. order (def 48). 1
- idioms call on on call, payable or subject to return without advance notice. readily available for summoning upon short notice. 1
- idioms call on take a call, to acknowledge the applause of the audience after a performance by appearing for a bow or a curtain call. 1
- idioms call on within call, within distance or range of being spoken to or summoned: Please stay within call. 1
- transitivephrasal verb call on seek help 1
- transitivephrasal verb call on turn to sb for help 1
- transitivephrasal verb call on visit sb 1
- verb call on (Idiomatic) VT To visit (a person); to pay a call to. 0
- verb call on (Idiomatic) VT (in a classroom) To select (a student). 0
- verb call on (Idiomatic) VT (also call upon) To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task. 0
- verb call on (Idiomatic) VT (also call upon) To have recourse to; to summon up. 0
- verb call on (Idiomatic) To correct; to point out an error or untruth. 0