call in

Verb
  1. Summon to enter (synset 201472589)
    "The nurse called in the next patient"
    is a type of: ask in, invite - ask to enter
    verb group: call in - summon to a particular activity or employment
  2. Summon to a particular activity or employment (synset 200793673)
    "Experts were called in"
    is a type of: call, send for - order, request, or command to come
    verb group: call in - summon to enter
  3. Pay a brief visit (synset 202493222)
    "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
    is a type of: get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: call, visit
    verb group: call - make a stop in a harbour
  4. Take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player (synset 202410262)
    is a type of: move out, remove, take out - cause to leave
  5. Make a phone call (synset 200791797)
    "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"
    referred to in: telephone, telephony - transmitting speech at a distance
    is a type of: call, call up, phone, ring, telephone - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
  6. Demand payment of (a loan) (synset 202364060)
    "Call a loan"
    is a type of: demand, exact - claim as due or just
    same as: call
    verb group: call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
  7. Cause to be returned (synset 202317458)
    "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
    is a type of: take - take into one's possession
    subtypes: decommission - withdraw from active service
    same as: call back, recall, withdraw

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