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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  call in
       v 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" [syn: visit, call]
       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"; "call in
          sick"
       6: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" [syn: call]
       7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires";
          "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
          [syn: recall, call back, withdraw]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  call in
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive copulative) To communicate with a base etc, by
  telephone.
     2 (lb en transitive) To report; communicate (a message) by telephone
  or similar.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To pay a visit.
     4 (lb en transitive) To summon someone, especially for help or
  advice.
     5 (lb en transitive) To withdraw something from sale or circulation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  call in
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive copulative) To communicate with a base etc, by
  telephone.
     2 (lb en transitive) To report; communicate (a message) by telephone
  or similar.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To pay a visit.
     4 (lb en transitive) To summon someone, especially for help or
  advice.
     5 (lb en transitive) To withdraw something from sale or circulation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  call in
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive copulative) To communicate with a base etc, by
  telephone.
     2 (lb en transitive) To report; communicate (a message) by telephone
  or similar.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To pay a visit.
     4 (lb en transitive) To summon someone, especially for help or
  advice.
     5 (lb en transitive) To withdraw something from sale or circulation.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  call in
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive copulative) To communicate with a base etc, by
  telephone.
     2 (lb en transitive) To report; communicate (a message) by telephone
  or similar.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To pay a visit.
     4 (lb en transitive) To summon someone, especially for help or
  advice.
     5 (lb en transitive) To withdraw something from sale or circulation.