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call in

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verb (7) noun (1)

verb

1.

summon to enter

  • “The nurse called in the next patient”
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2.

summon to a particular activity or employment

  • “Experts were called in”
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3.

pay a brief visit

  • “The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens”
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4.

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

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5.

make a phone call

  • “call in to a radio station”
  • “call in sick”
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6.

demand payment of (a loan)

  • “Call a loan”
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7.

cause to be returned

  • “recall the defective auto tires”
  • “The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt”
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noun

1.

a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program

Origin

Deverbal from call in.

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