In a general sense, to drive; to strain or force out sound. Hence,

To name; to denominate or give a name. And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Genesis 1:5.

To convoke; to summon; to direct or order to meet; to assemble by order or public notice; often with together; as, the king called his council together; the president called together the congress.

To request to meet or come. He sent his servants to call them that were bidden. Matthew 22:3.

To invite. Because I have called and ye refused. Proverbs 1:24.

To invite or summon to come or be present; to invite, or collect. Call all your senses to you.

To give notice to come by authority; to command to come; as, call a servant.

To proclaim; to name, or publish the name. Nor parish clerk, who calls the psalm so clear.

To appoint or designate, as for an office, duty or employment. See, I have called by name Bezaleel. Exodus 31:2. Paul called to be an apostle. Romans 1:1.

To invite; to warn; to exhort. Isaiah 22:12.

To invite or draw into union with Christ; to bring to know, believe and obey the gospel. Revelation 8:2-8.

To own and acknowledge. Hebrews 2:17.

To invoke or appeal to. I call God for a record. 2 Corinthians 1:23.

To esteem or account. Isaiah 47:5, Matthew 3:15. To call down, to invite, or to bring down. To call back, to revoke, or retract; to recall; to summon or bring back. To call for, to demand, require or claim, as a crime calls for punishment; or to cause to grow. Ezekiel 36:29. Also, to speak for; to ask; to request; as, to call for a dinner. To call in, to collect, as to call in debts or money; or to draw from circulation, as to call in clipped coin; or to summon together; to invite to come together; as, to call in neighbors or friends. To call forth, to bring or summon to action; as, to call forth all the faculties of the mind. To call off, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the attention; to call off workmen from their employment. To call up, to bring into view or recollection; as, to call u the image of a deceased friend; also, to bring into action, or discussion; as, to call up a bill before a legislative body. To call over, to read a list, name by name; to recite separate particulars in order, as a roll of names. To call out, to summon to fight; to challenge; also, to summon into service; as, to call out the militia. To call to mind, to recollect; to revive in memory.

To utter a loud sound, or to address by name; to utter the name; sometimes with to. The angel of God called to Hagar. Genesis 21:17.

To stop, without intention of staying; to make a short stop; as, to call at the inn. This use Johnson supposes to have originated in the custom of denoting ones presence at the door by a call. It is common, in this phrase, to use at, as to call at the inn; or on, as to call on a friend. This application seems to be equivalent to speak, D. Kallen. Let us speak at this place. To call on, to make a short visit to; also, to solicit payment, or make a demand of a debt. In a theological sense, to pray to or worship; as, to call on the name of the Lord. Genesis 4:26. To repeat solemnly. To call out, to utter a loud voice; to bawl; a popular use of the phrase.

Avocal address, of summons or invitation; as, he will not come at a call.

Demand; requisition; public claim; as, listen to the calls of justice or humanity.

Divine vocation, or summons; as the call of Abraham.

Invitation; request of a public body or society; as, a clergyman has a call to settle in the ministry.