ALL meanings of call in
call in
C c - phrasal verb call in If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you. 3
- phrasal verb call in If you call in somewhere, you make a short visit there. 3
- countable noun call in A call-in is a programme on radio or television in which people telephone with questions or opinions and their calls are broadcast. 3
- verb call in to pay a visit, esp a brief or informal one 3
- verb call in to demand payment of 3
- verb call in to take (something) out of circulation, because it is defective or no longer useful 3
- verb call in to summon to one's assistance 3
- noun call in a radio programme which invites its listeners to telephone the presenter 3
- noun call in a radio programme listeners phone in to 3
- noun call in to make (something) the subject of disagreement 3
- noun call in to cast doubt upon the validity, truth, etc, of (something) 3
- noun call in to summon for help or consultation 3
- noun call in to take out of circulation, as coin or bonds 3
- adjective call in of or having to do with a radio or TV program during which members of the audience call in by telephone to comment on subjects under discussion, ask questions of guests, etc. 3
- noun call in a cry or shout. 1
- noun call in the cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal. 1
- noun call in an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call. 1
- noun call in an act or instance of telephoning: She went into the next room to place her call. 1
- noun call in a short visit: to make a call on someone. 1
- noun call in a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.: We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls. 1
- noun call in a summons, invitation, or bidding: The students gathered at the call of the dean. 1
- noun call in a calling of a roll; roll call. 1
- noun call in the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.: the call of the sea. 1
- noun call in a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: He had a call to become a minister. 1
- noun call in a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc. 1
- noun call in a need or occasion: He had no call to say such outrageous things. 1
- noun call in a demand or claim: to make a call on a person's time. 1
- noun call in a demand for payment of an obligation, especially where payment is at the option of the creditor. 1
- noun call in Cards. a demand for a card or a showing of hands. Poker. an equaling of the preceding bet. Bridge. a bid or pass. 1
- noun call in Sports. a judgment or decision by an umpire, a referee, or other official of a contest, as on a shot, pitch, or batter: The referees were making one bad call after another. 1
- noun call in Theater. a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. act call. curtain call. 1
- noun call in Dance. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller. 1
- noun call in Also called call option. Finance. an option that gives the right to buy a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given period of time, purchased by a person who believes the price will rise. Compare put (def 24). 1
- noun call in Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds. 1
- adjective call in of, relating to, or featuring such phone calls or conversations: a call-in program. 1
- verb with object call in to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home. 1
- verb with object call in to command or request to come; summon: to call a dog; to call a cab; to call a witness. 1
- verb with object call in to ask or invite to come: Will you call the family to dinner? 1
- verb with object call in to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: Call me when you arrive. 1
- verb with object call in to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken: Call me at eight o'clock. 1
- verb with object call in to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice. 1
- verb with object call in to convoke or convene: to call Congress into session. 1
- verb with object call in to announce authoritatively; proclaim: to call a halt. 1
- verb with object call in to order into effect; establish: to call a strike. 1
- verb with object call in to schedule: to call a rehearsal. 1
- verb with object call in to summon by or as if by divine command: He felt called to the ministry. 1
- verb with object call in to summon to an office, duty, etc.: His country called him to the colors. 1
- verb with object call in to cause to come; bring: to call to mind; to call into existence. 1
- verb with object call in to bring under consideration or discussion: The judge called the case to court. 1
- verb with object call in to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds. 1