housecall

housecall is the alternative spelling of house call.

Meaning of house call

house call (plural house calls)

A visit by a medical professional, especially a physician, to examine a patient in their home.
A visit by a repair person or other customer service worker to a customer's home.

housecall (third-person singular simple present housecalls, present participle housecalling, simple past and past participle housecalled)

To go from house to house, visiting people and trying to persuade them to a cause, especially on behalf of a labor union; to doorknock.
- Overcoming racial and ethnic divisions starts by asking each other questions, housecalling together, going to events together— the practical experiences of building a union.1993, Labor Research Review - Issues 20-21, page 41
- So I started housecalling myself. The door always opened. I went around housecalling for five months in Charlotte and the surrounding rural area.2000, Staughton Lynd, Alice Lynd, The New Rank and File, →ISBN, page 51

Noun
plural	housecalls
Verb
third-person singular present	housecalls
present participle	housecalling
past participle	housecalled
past	housecalled

What does housecall mean?: Housecall means to go from house to house, visiting people and trying to persuade them to a cause, especially on behalf of a labor union; to doorknock.
What is housecall the alternative spelling of?: Housecall is the alternative spelling of house call.
What part of speech is housecall?: Housecall is a verb.
What is the past tense of housecall?: The past tense of housecall is housecalled.

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