Call (verb)

1. Give (someone or something) a name, title, or designation.
2. Cry out (a word or words).
3. Shout or utter (a greeting or order).
4. Make a brief visit.
5. Make a phone call.
6. Stop or cancel (a planned event or action).
7. Make a decision or judgment.
8. Require (someone) to return to work after a strike.
9. Consider or regard (someone or something) as.
10. Predict (something) as likely to happen.
11. Call a ball, a strike, or a penalty in sports.

Origin:

Old norse kalla, from old germanic; related to dutch kallen 'chat, prattle', german lallen 'babble'.

Examples:

1. She called the cat Fluffy.
2. He called out my name.
3. She called a greeting to the neighbors.
4. I'll call on you tomorrow.
5. I need to call my mom.
6. They had to call off the game due to the weather.
7. The judge called it a mistrial.
8. The company called back the workers after the strike ended.
9. I wouldn't call him the best candidate for the job.
10. They called for rain on the day of the picnic.
11. The umpire called a strike on the pitch.