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WAKE-UP CALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)
Example:
she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("wake-up call" is a kind of...):
call; phone call; telephone call (a telephone connection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected
Example:
the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthen domestic security
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("wake-up call" is a kind of...):
warning (a message informing of danger)
