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close call

UK/kləʊs ˈkɔːl/

close call noun: a situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.

Noun

close call (plural close calls)

  1. A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
    • He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him.
    • there will be Tom Cruise, as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt, running as fast as he can, jumping off cliffs and ultimately saving the day after surviving many close calls.2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club

Synonyms of close call

All synonyms of close call

Forms of close call

pluralclose calls

Questions about close call

What does close call mean?
Close call means a situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
What part of speech is close call?
Close call is a noun.
How do you pronounce close call?
Close call is pronounced /kləʊs ˈkɔːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of close call?
The plural of close call is close calls.

Words near close call in the dictionary

  1. close at hand
  2. close borough
  3. close boroughs
  4. close but no cigar
  5. close by
  6. close call
  7. close calls
  8. close captioning
  9. close chair
  10. close chairs
  11. close combat

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