call_in | ||
1. | [ verb ] summon to a particular activity or employment | |
Synonyms: | call_for | |
Examples: | "Experts were called in" |
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Related terms: | call | |
2. | [ verb ] summon to enter | |
Examples: | "The nurse called in the next patient" |
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Related terms: | invite | |
3. | [ verb ] pay a brief visit | |
Synonyms: | call visit | |
Examples: | "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
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Related terms: | meet see see drop_by call visitor caller | |
4. | [ verb ] (telecommunications) communicate (with) by telephone | |
Examples: | "call in to a radio station" "call in sick" |
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Related terms: | call telephone | |
5. | [ verb ] take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player | |
Related terms: | take_out | |
6. | [ verb ] (law) demand payment of, as of a loan | |
Synonyms: | call | |
Examples: | "Call a loan" |
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Related terms: | demand call | |
7. | [ verb ] take out of circulation when it is useless or defective | |
Related terms: | recall | |
8. | [ verb ] cause to be returned | |
Synonyms: | withdraw call_back recall | |
Examples: | "recall the defective auto tires" The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" |
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Related terms: | take decommission callback | |
Similar spelling: |
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