►                  VISIT #i/j 3 [C] a short visit to sb’s house MWWW: The doctor has five calls to make this morning.

lB i# 3l di o 0 (old-fashioned) to pay a call on an old friend

►                  REQUEST/DEMAND if    4 [C] ~ (for sth) a request,

an order or a demand for sb to do sth or to go some­where    Bfsf: calls for the minister to resign

o calls for national unity IM

Pf p 0 This is the last call for passengers travelling on British Airways flight 199 to Rome, if

199    o

(formal) a call to arms (= a strong request to fight in the army, etc.)        —see also curtain call 5 [U]

no ~ for sth i no ~ (for sb) to do sth no demand for sth; no reason for sb’s behaviour

(       • • • ) :      There isn’t a lot of call for small specialist

shops nowadays. iuPM 'h M P M     m P 7 0

6 [C] ~ on sb/sth a demand or pressure placed on sb/sth (     ) ffS%, fkfl: she is a busy woman

with many calls on her time.  K,     E^f

►                  OF A PLACE Jfe fj 7 [sing.] ~ (of sth) (literary) a strong feeling of attraction that a particular place has for you

( ^ W ) % 31 tl,  the call of the sea/your

homeland XMtfi /

►                  TO A PARTICULAR JOB IfR'lk 8 [sing ] ~ (to do sth) a strong feeling that you want to do sth, especially a particular

job     Bf Rfc;

►                  DECISION 9 [c] (informal) a decision       It’s your

call! M jt # W /£! o a good/bad call ■ -JE fit 65 / 7*       ^

6(1^0 That’s a tough call.

►                  IN TENNIS |xxj $ 10 [C] a decision made by the umpire

( M % w. ) M :    There was a disputed call in the

second set.

►                  IN CARD GAMES   11 [C] a player’s bid or turn to

bidbHW;

ITCEI the call of 'nature (humorous) the need to go to the toilet P.MM ^ ( Ja ± IIFJr ) have first 'call (on sb/sth) to be the most important person or thing competing for sb’s time, money, etc. and to be dealt with or paid for before other people or things (ftfiHi,        ) ■. The

children always have first call on her time. M £tfj fkt ip] & jn#±o (be) on 'call (of a doctor, police officer, etc. [£*17   available for work if neces­

sary, especially in an emergency ( jtie #2,T ) St Bt] : I’ll be on call the night of the party.

±3^    — more at beck, close2 adj.

call-back /'ko:lbaek/ noun 1 [C] a telephone call which you make to sb who has just called you 0 ffl. © % i£; fj 0 fill %it§ 2 [U, C] = ringback 3 [U, C] (computing if) a process by which the user of a computer or telephone system proves their identity by contacting a computer, which then contacts them 0Bi[ (

®fl0 ^ ) 4 [C] (especially NAmE) an occasion when you are asked to return somewhere, for example for a second interview when you are trying to get a job (          ) SHI 5 [C] an occasion when people

are asked to return goods that they have bought, usually because they are not safe fSftSq 0l ® W ^ ik

’call box noun 1 {BrE) = phone box 2 (NAmE) a small box beside a road, with a telephone in it, to call for help after an accident, etc. (

'call centre (BrE) (NAmE call center) noun an office in which a large number of people work using telephones, for example arranging insurance for people, or taking customers’ orders and answering questions fk ifj flg Pr 4*

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called tHr/kaild/adj. [not before noun] having a particular name 0t]M;          What’s their son

called? ffeifl Tl JL 7 nt] ft 7 £ 7 ? o I don’t know anyone called Scott. & 7 iA ill bl| % f4 # A 0 o I’ve forgotten what the firm he works for is called.        life

o What’s it called again? Yeah, that’s right. A modem. -j&'£Bi]ff£,?        WJftfiMo

— see also so-called