call in

verb

1. 1

   make a phone call

   call in to a radio station

   call in sick

2. 2

   summon to a particular activity or employment

   Experts were called in

3. 3

   summon to enter

   The nurse called in the next patient

4. 4

   cause to be returned

   recall the defective auto tires

   The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

5. 5

   demand payment of (a loan)

   Call a loan

6. 6

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

7. 7

   pay a brief visit

   The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens