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Mall vs. Call: What's the Difference?

Edited by Sumera Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 6, 2023
Mall refers to a large retail complex, while Call refers to a vocal request, communication, or summoning.

Key Differences

Mall and Call are English words with distinct meanings and usages. Mall primarily refers to a large enclosed shopping area where various retail stores, dining establishments, and other amenities are located. It is a noun, denoting a specific type of commercial property designed for public use, allowing individuals to purchase goods, eat, and partake in various other activities. For example, many people visit the mall to shop for clothes, eat at restaurants, or simply wander around and window shop.
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Sep 23, 2023
In contrast, Call, which can be used as a noun or a verb, generally refers to the act of communicating vocally or summoning someone. As a verb, it means to shout or utter a vocal sound to attract someone's attention or to communicate with them, and as a noun, it represents the instance of calling or a communicated message or request. For instance, one might call a friend to plan a meeting, or one might receive a call from a colleague discussing work matters.
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Sep 23, 2023
The application of the word Mall is predominantly centered around commercial and retail contexts. It relates to consumer behavior, commercial property, and retail industries. It gives an implication of a space where commercial transactions and recreational activities coexist, offering a multi-functional environment to the public.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023
Call, however, has broader and more versatile implications. It can refer to various forms of communication, both vocal and electronic, and it can also signify a professional or moral summoning or request. Whether it is a call to action, a phone call, or a call of duty, this word can be employed in diverse contexts, demonstrating its multifunctional nature in the English language.
Janet White
Sep 23, 2023
In essence, Mall and Call are dissimilar in terms of their meanings, applications, and contextual implications. Mall is specifically associated with shopping and commercial activities, providing a spatial context. Call, on the other hand, encompasses various forms and instances of communication, summoning, and moral or professional requests, offering a more dynamic and multifaceted application in everyday language.
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Sep 23, 2023
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Comparison Chart

Definition

A large retail complex.
A vocal request, communication, or summoning.
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Part of Speech

Noun
Can be both Noun and Verb.
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Context

Commercial and Retail.
Communication and Summoning.
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Usage

Specific to retail spaces.
Broad, used in various forms of communication.
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Grammatical Function

Subject or Object in a sentence.
Can be Subject, Object, or Verb in a sentence.
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Sep 23, 2023
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Mall and Call Definitions

Mall

A shaded public walk or promenade.
We strolled down the mall, enjoying the manicured gardens and statues.
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Sep 23, 2023

Call

A vocal utterance to attract attention.
I heard a call from the other room and went to investigate.
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Sep 23, 2023

Mall

A section of street closed off to vehicles, usually lined with shops and businesses.
The outdoor mall is a popular spot for tourists to explore local boutiques.
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Call

A telephonic communication or conversation.
I received a call from an unknown number today.
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Mall

A large area offering a variety of entertainment and shopping experiences.
The mall features a cinema, a bowling alley, and a food court.
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Call

To say in a loud voice; announce
Called my name from across the street.
Calling out numbers.
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Mall

A large enclosed building with numerous shops, restaurants, and other businesses.
The new mall downtown has a vast selection of retail stores and eateries.
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Call

To demand or ask for the presence of
Called the children to dinner.
Call the police.
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Mall

A gathering place for public recreation and socializing.
The town’s residents often meet at the mall to socialize and attend events.
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Call

To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke
Call the legislature into session.
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Mall

A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.
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Call

To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon
She was called for jury duty. He was called to the priesthood.
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Mall

A street lined with shops and closed to vehicles.
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Call

To give the command for; order
Call a work stoppage.
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Mall

A shady public walk or promenade.
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Call

To communicate or try to communicate with by telephone
Called me at nine.
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Mall

Chiefly Upstate New York See median.
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Call

To dial (a telephone number)
Call 911 for help.
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Mall

A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
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Call

To lure (prey) by imitating the characteristic cry of an animal
Call ducks.
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Mall

An enclosed shopping centre.
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Call

To cause to come to the mind or to attention
A story that calls to mind an incident in my youth.
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Mall

(obsolete) An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
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Call

To name
What will you call the baby?.
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Mall

A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
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Call

To consider or regard as being of a particular type or kind; characterize
Let's call the game a draw. I'd hardly call him a good manager.
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Mall

A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
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Call

To designate; label
Nobody calls me a liar.
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Mall

(obsolete) The game of polo.
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Call

To demand payment of
Call a loan.
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Mall

(obsolete) An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall.
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Call

To require the presentation of (a bond) for redemption before maturity.
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Mall

To beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
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Call

To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
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Mall

To build up with the development of shopping malls
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Call

To stop or postpone (a game) because of bad weather, darkness, or other adverse conditions.
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Mall

(informal) to shop at the mall
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Call

To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
Call a runner out.
Call a penalty for holding.
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Mall

A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.
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Call

To indicate a decision in regard to
Calling balls and strikes.
Called a close play at home plate.
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Mall

A heavy blow.
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Call

To give the orders or signals for
A quarterback who called a poor play.
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Mall

An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.
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Call

To describe the intended outcome of (one's billiard shot) before playing.
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Mall

A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.
Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall.
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Apr 09, 2023

Call

In poker, to place a bet equal to (the preceding bet or bettor).
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Mall

Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly.
Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased.
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Apr 09, 2023

Call

To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict
It is often difficult to call the outcome of an election.
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Mall

A public access area containing a promenade for pedestrians; as, to gather near the Washington monument on the mall in Washington.
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Call

To challenge the truthfulness or genuineness of
Called the debater on a question of fact.
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Mall

The paved or grassy strip between two roadways.
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Call

To shout directions in rhythm for (a square dance).
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Mall

A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse for predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; in cities the concourse is usually a city street which may be temporarily or permamently closed to motor vehicles; in suburban areas, a mall is often located on a convenient highway, may be large, contained in one building or in multiple buildings connected by (usually covered) walkways. Also called shopping mall
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Apr 09, 2023

Call

To speak loudly; shout
A swimmer who was calling for help.
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Mall

To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
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Call

To utter a characteristic cry. Used of an animal
Geese calling in the early morning.
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Mall

A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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Call

To communicate or try to communicate with someone by telephone
I called twice, but no one answered.
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Mall

Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace;
A good plaza should have a movie house
They spent their weekends at the local malls
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Apr 09, 2023

Call

To pay a short visit
We called to pay our respects. He called on the neighbors but they weren't home.
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Call

(Games) In poker, to place a bet equal to the preceding bet.
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Call

A loud cry; a shout.
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Call

The characteristic cry of an animal.
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Call

A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure
A moose call.
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Call

A telephone communication or connection.
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Call

Need or occasion
There was no call for an apology.
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Call

Demand
There isn't much call for buggy whips today.
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Call

A claim on a person's time or life
The call of duty.
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Call

A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes.
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Call

A summons or invitation.
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Call

A signal, such as that made by a horn or bell.
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Call

The sounding of a horn to encourage hounds during a hunt.
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Call

A strong inner urge or prompting; a vocation
A call to the priesthood.
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Call

The strong attraction or appeal of a given activity or environment
The call of the wild.
Answered the call of the desert.
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Call

A roll call.
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Call

A notice of rehearsal times posted in a theater.
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Call

A decision made by an umpire or referee.
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Call

An announced description of a game or race, as by a sportscaster.
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Call

A direction or series of directions rhythmically called out to square dancers.
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Call

A demand for payment of a debt.
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Call

A demand to submit bonds to the issuer for redemption before the maturity date.
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Call

An option to buy a certain quantity of a stock or commodity for a specified price within a specified time.
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Call

A demand for payment due on stock bought on margin when the value has shrunk.
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Call

A telephone conversation; a phone call.
I received several phone calls today.
I received several calls today.
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Call

An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
I made a call to Jim, but he didn't answer.
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Call

A short visit, usually for social purposes.
I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
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Call

(nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
The ship made a call at Southampton.
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Call

A cry or shout.
He heard a call from the other side of the room.
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Call

A decision or judgement.
That was a good call.
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Call

The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
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Call

A beckoning or summoning.
I had to yield to the call of the wild.
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Call

The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
The Prime Minister has the call.
I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.
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Call

(finance) call option
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Call

(cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
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Call

(cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
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Call

(uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
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Call

(computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
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Call

A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9.
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Call

(poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
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Call

A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
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Call

(nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
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Call

A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
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Call

An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
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Call

(archaic) Vocation; employment; calling.
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Call

A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
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Call

A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
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Call

(law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
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Call

(in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
There's no call for that kind of bad language!
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Call

To use one's voice.
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Call

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
That person is hurt; call for help!
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Call

(intransitive) To cry or shout.
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Call

(transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
To call the roll of a military company
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Call

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
Why don’t you call me in the morning?
Why don’t you call tomorrow?
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Call

(transitive) To declare in advance.
The captains call the coin toss.
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Call

To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
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Call

To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
After the third massive failure, John called the whole initiative.
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Call

To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
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Call

To visit.
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Call

To pay a (social) visit often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again.
We could always call on a friend.
The engineer called round whilst you were away.
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Call

To stop at a station or port.
This train calls at Reading, Slough and London Paddington.
Our cruise ship called at Bristol Harbour.
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Call

To come to pass; to afflict.
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Call

To name, identify or describe.
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Call

(ditransitive) To name or refer to.
Why don’t we dispense with the formalities. Please call me Al.
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Call

(in passive) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
I’m called John.
A very tall building is called a skyscraper.
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Call

(transitive) To predict.
He called twelve of the last three recessions.
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Call

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
They call the distance ten miles.
That's enough work. Let's call it a day and go home.
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Call

(transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
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Call

(transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
I call bullshit.
She called foul on their scheme.
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Call

(obsolete) To disclose the class or character of; to identify.
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Call

Direct or indirect use of the voice.
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Call

(cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
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Call

(of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
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Call

To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
I bet $800 and Jane raised to $1600. My options: call (match her $1600 bet), reraise or fold.
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Call

To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
I’ll call your 300, and raise to 600!
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Call

(transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
My partner called two spades.
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Call

To require, demand.
He felt called to help the old man.
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Call

To cause to be verbally subjected to.
The basis for his conclusion was called into doubt
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Call

To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
I call the comfy chair!
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Call

To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
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Call

To demand repayment of a loan.
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Call

To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
A recursive function is one that calls itself.
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Call

(Yorkshire) To scold.
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Call

(sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
The goal was called offside.
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Call

(cue sports) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
Every shot must be called.
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Call

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain
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To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; - often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
Paul . . . called to be an apostle
The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
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Call

To invite or command to meet; to convoke; - often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
Now call we our high court of Parliament.
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Call

To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name.
If you would but call me Rosalind.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
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Call

To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate.
What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
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To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
[The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.
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Call

To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of.
This speech calls him Spaniard.
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To utter in a loud or distinct voice; - often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a military company.
No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear.
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Call

To invoke; to appeal to.
I call God for a witness.
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Call

To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
If thou canst awake by four o' the clock.I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly.
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Call

To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; - sometimes with to.
You must call to the nurse.
The angel of God called to Hagar.
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Call

To make a demand, requirement, or request.
They called for rooms, and he showed them one.
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Call

To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders.
He ordered her to call at the house once a week.
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Call

The act of calling; - usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call.
I rose as at thy call, but found thee not.
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Call

A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty.
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Call

An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
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A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal.
Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity.
Running into danger without any call of duty.
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Call

A divine vocation or summons.
St. Paul himself believed he did well, and that he had a call to it, when he persecuted the Christians.
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Vocation; employment.
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A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders.
The baker's punctual call.
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Call

A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
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Call

A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.
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Call

The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry.
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Call

A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
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Call

The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on.
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See Assessment, 4.
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A telephone connection;
She reported several anonymous calls
He placed a phone call to London
He heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
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Call

A special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course;
He was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
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Call

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition;
The speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
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Call

A demand especially in the phrase
The call of duty
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Call

The characteristic sound produced by a bird;
A bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
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Call

A brief social visit;
Senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers
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Call

A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
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Call

A demand for a show of hands in a card game;
After two raises there was a call
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Call

A request;
Many calls for Christmas stories
Not many calls for buggywhips
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Call

An instruction that interrupts the program being executed;
Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed
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Call

Brief visit in an official or professional capacity;
The pastor's visits to his parishioners
A visit to a dentist
The salesman's call on a customer
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Call

(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee;
He was ejected for protesting the call
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Call

The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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Call

Assign a specified, proper name to;
They named their son David
The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
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Call

Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone;
I tried to call you all night
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
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Call

Ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality;
He called me a bastard
She called her children lazy and ungrateful
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Call

Order, request, or command to come;
She was called into the director's office
Call the police!
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Call

Utter a sudden loud cry;
She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
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Call

Pay a brief visit;
The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
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Call

Call a meeting; invite or command to meet;
The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'
The new dean calls meetings every week
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Call

Order or request or give a command for;
The unions called a general strike for Sunday
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Call

Order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role;
He was already called 4 times for jury duty
They called him to active military duty
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Call

Indicate a decision in regard to;
Call balls and strikes behind the plate
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Call

Stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather;
Call a football game
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Call

Read aloud to check for omissions or absentees;
Call roll
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Call

Send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message;
Hawaii is calling!
A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling
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Call

Declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee;
Call a runner out
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Call

Utter a characteristic note or cry;
Bluejays called to one another
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Call

Utter in a loud voice or announce;
He called my name
The auctioneer called the bids
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Call

Make a prediction about; tell in advance;
Call the outcome of an election
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Call

Challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense;
He deserves to be called on that
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Call

Consider or regard as being;
I would not call her beautiful
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Call

Demand payment of (a loan);
Call a loan
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Call

Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
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Call

Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name;
He always addresses me with `Sir'
Call me Mister
She calls him by first name
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Call

Make a stop in a harbour;
The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow
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Call

Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;
He called his trump
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Call

Require the presentation of for redemption before maturation;
Call a bond
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Call

Lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal;
Call ducks
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Call

Challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of;
Call the speaker on a question of fact
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Call

Rouse somebody from sleep with a call;
I was called at 5 A.M. this morning
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Call

To communicate with someone by using words; to summon someone.
I’ll call my friend to confirm our plans for tonight.
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Call

A strong inner prompting or inclination.
He felt a call to help the needy and volunteered at the shelter.
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Call

A visit or brief social interaction.
I’ll pay a call to my neighbor to check if she needs anything.
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FAQs

Is a mall strictly for shopping?

While malls are associated with shopping, they often also host restaurants, entertainment venues, and other amenities.
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Sep 23, 2023

Can call be used as both a verb and a noun?

Yes, call can refer to the act of communicating (verb) or the communication itself (noun).
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Sep 23, 2023

What does a ‘call to action’ mean?

A ‘call to action’ is a prompt or appeal encouraging someone to take a specific action or respond in a particular way.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

Can a mall be a public walk or promenade?

Yes, historically, a mall referred to a shaded public walk or promenade.
Janet White
Sep 23, 2023

What does it mean to ‘call on’ someone?

To ‘call on’ someone means to visit them or to ask them to do something.
Sara Rehman
Sep 23, 2023

Can a call be a strong inner prompting?

Yes, a call can refer to a strong inner prompting or inclination, often related to a vocation or duty.
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Sep 23, 2023

Is a mall always indoors?

No, a mall can be either indoors or outdoors, but it traditionally refers to an enclosed building.
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Does a mall always have multiple stores?

Typically, malls host multiple stores, but the number can vary widely depending on the size and type of the mall.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

Are all malls commercial?

Generally, malls are commercial spaces, but they can also include non-commercial amenities and public spaces.
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