ALL meanings of call upon
call up·on
C c - noun call upon 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 call upon 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 upon Theater. a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. act call. curtain call. 1
- noun call upon Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller. 1
- noun call upon 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 upon Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds. 1
- idioms call upon call in sick. sick1 (def 15). 1
- idioms call upon call to order. order (def 48). 1
- idioms call upon on call, payable or subject to return without advance notice. readily available for summoning upon short notice. 1
- verb call upon Alternative of call on (certain senses). 0