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noun
A visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: incall
noun
An outgoing telephone call.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, possibly, rare
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Antonyms: incall
verb
To surpass in calling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bid, call
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English call English outcall From out- + call.
