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call in

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: call in

1
 v
summon to enter
2
 v
make a phone call
3
 v
pay a brief visit
4
 v
cause to be returned
5
 v
demand payment of (a loan)
6
 v
take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: call in
1

v summon to enter

“The nurse called in the next patient”
Type of:
ask in, invite
ask to enter

v summon to a particular activity or employment

“Experts were called in”
Type of:
call, send for
order, request, or command to come
2

v make a phone call

“call in to a radio station”
“call in sick”
Type of:
call, call up, phone, ring, telephone
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
3

v pay a brief visit

Synonyms:
call, visit
call
make a stop in a harbour
Types:
see
go to see for professional or business reasons
see
go to see for a social visit
come by, drop by, drop in
visit informally and spontaneously
Type of:
get together, meet
get together socially or for a specific purpose
4

v cause to be returned

Synonyms:
call back, recall, withdraw
Types:
decommission
withdraw from active service
Type of:
take
take into one's possession
5

v demand payment of (a loan)

Synonyms:
call
call
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
Type of:
demand, exact
claim as due or just
6

v take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

Type of:
move out, remove, take out
cause to leave
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