# call someone's number

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be assigned to carry the ball at the start of a play.
2. To focus on someone, asking them to prove themselves.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see call, number.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/call-someone-s-number