All call upon synonyms
call upΒ·on
C c verb call upon
- recite β to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
- represent β to present again or anew.
- leak β an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- acquaint β If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
- level β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- apprise β When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it.
- divulge β to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
- impart β to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
- utter β to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- hit on β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- pass the hat β a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- sponge on β any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- rule out β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- send for β to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- take charge β able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type.
- look up β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- run in β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- blow in β to arrive or enter suddenly
- look in on β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- stop by β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- stop in β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- egg on β to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
- carry on β If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
- call the shots β The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- run the show β to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- watch over β to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- impetrate β to obtain by entreaty.
- look for β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- call back β If you call someone back, you telephone them again or in return for a telephone call that they have made to you.
- draw on β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- call forth β to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- fill in β a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
- break the news β announce sth
- clue in β anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- lay open β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- let in on β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- let slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- open up β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- reel off β a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.