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Call for (someone)

To come and get someone. Could you please call for me before you go to the game.

The need to go to the toilet. The driver stopped his truck to answer the call of nature.

Daydreams. My sister is always building castles in the air and is very unrealistic.

Cats can survive accidents that would kill most animals. The boy never becomes injured. He is like a cat with nine lives.

To call a person unpleasant names. The children began to call the new student names.

To shout to someone. We called out to our friend at the concert but she did not hear us.

To become sick with a cold. I caught a cold because of the rain and the cold weather.

To telephone someone. My friend said that he will call up his parents tomorrow night.

To relax. The woman calmed down after the accident.

To begin to burn. We were very careful that the wooden house would not catch fire.