"outcall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: outcalls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} outcall (plural outcalls)
  1. A visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client. Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-outcall-en-noun-MVMptk4P Disambiguation of Prostitution: 59 28 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 9 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 5 21
  2. (rare, possibly nonstandard) An outgoing telephone call. Tags: nonstandard, possibly, rare
    Sense id: en-outcall-en-noun-EhX~yzbQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: out-call

Verb [English]

Forms: outcalls [present, singular, third-person], outcalling [participle, present], outcalled [participle, past], outcalled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcall (third-person singular simple present outcalls, present participle outcalling, simple past and past participle outcalled)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in calling. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outcall-en-verb-ms8byJlj

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outcall meaning in All languages combined (4.3kB)

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