" call one's bluff "

1: to speak so as to be heard at a distance;

  * e.g., " ... we could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bawl,

•  bay,

•  bellow,

•  cry,

•  holler,

•  hollo,

•  roar,

•  shout,

•  sound off,

•  thunder,

•  vociferate,

•  yell

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  keep

2: to make a telephone call to;

  * e.g., " ... use this cell phone to call me if there's an emergency "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dial,

•  phone,

•  ring (up),

•  telephone

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to make a brief visit;

  * e.g., " ... the hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call "

•  Synonyms : 

•  come by,

•  come over,

•  drop by,

•  drop in,

•  pop (in),

•  run (over),

•  run in,

•  step in,

•  stop (by or in),

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority;

  * e.g., " ... with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters "

•  Synonyms : 

•  claim,

•  clamor (for),

•  command,

•  demand,

•  enjoin,

•  exact,

•  insist (on),

•  press (for),

•  quest,

•  stipulate (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to make a request for;

  * e.g., " ... called for someone to help with planning the club's party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ask (for),

•  bespeak,

•  desire,

•  plead (for),

•  quest,

•  request,

•  seek,

•  solicit,

•  speak (for),

•  sue (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a social call upon;

  * e.g., " ... lots of well-wishers called on the new parents in the weeks following the birth of their first child "

•  Synonyms : 

•  drop in (on),

•  see,

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)