nnoun.communicationa warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglectedExamples:- the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthen domestic security
Hypernyms:warning
Inherited Hypernyms:wake-up callwarninginformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)Examples:- she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m.
Hypernyms:call phone call telephone call
Inherited Hypernyms:wake-up callcalltelephonetelecommunicationmediuminstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity