A telephone conversation; a phone call. / An instance of calling someone on the telephone. / A short visit, usually for social purposes. / (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon. / (intransitive) To cry or shout. / (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice. / (transitive, intransitive) To contact by telephone.

present participle of call

A strong urge to become religious. / A job or occupation.

simple past tense and past participle of call

Having the name of.

(idiomatic, transitive) To visit (a person); to pay a call to. / (idiomatic, transitive) To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer.

(obsolete) available when requested

(attributive) on call

Available to be summoned.