call-n; 13 Senses

Sense Number 1: a demand, request, summons

Commentary: CALL[+demand][+summons/+order/+request]

Examples:
There was a general call to arms.
John could not ignore the call to duty.
Bob had to put ten grand into his short position when he got a margin call from the broker.
After two raises in the hand of poker there was a call. (request to see the hands)
There have been calls in Congress for his resignation.
Our teacher does a roll call every morning. (A request for an answer)
The cast had seven curtain calls. (request to come take a bow)

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 7, 8, 9

Sense Number 2: an auditory signal that communicates something

Commentary: CALL[+signal][+audible][+communicative]

Examples:
We heard small, plaintiff calls coming from the barn loft.
John can imitate a number of bird calls very well.
They heard the bugle call at dawn and dusk.
The calls helped Bob figure out the sequence of steps during the square dance.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 3: a brief visit, social or professional

Commentary: CALL[+visit][+brief]

Examples:
The elderly sisters decided to make a call on their new neighbor.
I know a vet who will make house calls.
We paid a call to the Smiths when we were in town.
The salesman is making a call on his most important customer.
The doctor is out on a call.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 11

Sense Number 4: telephone conversation

Commentary: CALL[+conversation][+telephone]

Examples:
They keep in touch through long calls in the evening.
Hold all my calls this afternoon.
I'm trying to get a call through to Bolivia.
I got a call at four saying the car was ready.
Do you have call waiting on your phone?
The hotel gave me a wake-up call at six this morning. (specialized conversation, alert)
The weakening dollar could be a wake-up call for the Fed to act. (figurative)

Mappings:
PropBank: call.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 5: an attraction, an inclination towards

Commentary: CALL[+state][+disposition][+attraction/+allure]
NOTE: syntactically it looks like a summons (sense 1), but it describes an internal state of the subject, so it is different than sense 1.

Examples:
The dogs felt the call of the wild on the family camping trip to the mountains.
Her brother became a minister after he felt the call to God.
These thrill seekers are susceptible to the call of danger.
She followed the siren call of the sea, leaving home and job to sail the Pacific alone.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 6: a judgement or decision

Commentary: CALL[+act][+mental][+judgement]

Examples:
Fans believe the umpire made a bad call in the seventh inning.
The president has a tough call to make on this one.
John made the call of heads, but the coin turned up tails.

Mappings:
PropBank: call.10
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 7: computer program instruction

Commentary: CALL[+instruction][+computer]

Examples:
Does this program use calls by value or calls by reference?
After the call to the subroutine, the program returns control to the main process.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 8: an option to buy a stock or future at a certain price by a date

Commentary: CALL[+option][+stock][+purchase]

Examples:
What are the September calls on Microsoft trading for today?
Mary let her call options on some energy stocks expire.
That broker is selling both puts and calls on a bundle of technology stocks.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 13

Sense Number 9: available, ready to assist

Commentary: Idiom: on_call

Examples:
Three surgeons are on call tonight in the emergency ward.
Security guards are on call twenty-four hours a day there.
Our staff is on call to serve all your needs throughout your stay here.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: on_call

Sense Number 10: at one's command or summons

Commentary: Idiom: at_call

Examples:
The famous chef has a dozen well-trained assistants at his call.
The emperor had fifty thousand men at his call.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: at_call

Sense Number 11: within hearing or summons

Commentary: Idiom within_call

Examples:
Dogs may be off leash but within call of their owner's voice commands.
Are we within call of that island yet?

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: within_call

Sense Number 12: ports visited by a ship, other than home port

Commentary: phrase: port_of_call

Examples:
Our cruise included six ports of call in the Caribbean.
John thought Antalya, Turkey was the most interesting port of call on their trip.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 13: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM