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(intransitive verb)
to shout or cry out; to pay a short visit; to telephone; (with in) to pay a brief or informal visit; (with on) to pay a visit; to ask, to appeal to.
> call
(transitive verb)
to summon; to name; to describe as specified; to awaken; to give orders for; (with down) to invoke; (with in) to summon for advice or help; to bring out of circulation; to demand payment of (a loan); (with off) to cancel; (an animal) to call away in order to stop, divert; (with out) to cry aloud; to order (workers) to come out on strike; to challenge to a duel; to summon (troops) to action; (with up) to telephone; to summon to military action, as in time of war; to recall.
> call
(noun)
a summons; the note of a bird; a vocation, especially religious; occasion; a need; a demand; a short visit; the use of a telephone; a cry, a shout.