Text: 1 a natural vocal sound made by an animal<a ranger who could immediately identify the call of every creature in the forest>Synonymscry, noteRelated Wordsbark, bay, bellow, bleat, bray, caterwaul, caw, cheep, chirp, grunt, hoot, howl, low, meow, moo, neigh, peep, roar, screech, squawk, squeak, squeal, twitter, whinny, yap, yelp, yip, yowl 2 a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons<we paid a call on the new neighbors the day after they moved in>Synonymsvisit, visitationRelated Wordsmeeting, rendezvous, tryst; stopover 3 a communication by telephone<give me a call as soon as you arrive, so Iʼll know you got there safely>Synonymsbuzz, ringRelated Wordscallback; toll call; message 4 an act or instance of asking for information<put out a call for the answer to the question>— see question 2 5 an entitlement to something<you have no call to insult people>— see claim 1

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