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call in

Dictionary definition · call in

verb

  1. summon to enter"The nurse called in the next patient"
  2. summon to a particular activity or employment"Experts were called in"
  3. pay a brief visit"The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
  4. take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player
  5. make a phone call"call in to a radio station"
  6. demand payment of (a loan)"Call a loan"
  7. cause to be returned"recall the defective auto tires"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).