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call in

VERB
  1. cause to be returned
    recall the defective auto tires
    The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
  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
  4. demand payment of (a loan)
    Call a loan
  5. make a phone call
    call in to a radio station
    call in sick
  6. summon to enter
    The nurse called in the next patient
  7. take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player
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  • I could be wrong but as I recall in Batman Begins Batman 'growled' his lines just a few times but to very strong effect. All of The Dark Knight's Broken Records - Box Office Dominance! « FirstShowing.net
  • T.e Saints D received a couple of cheap calls againt Farve, but the refs made it up with the "mystery" defensive pass interference call in O/T. Shutdown Corner Yahoo! Sports - Top News
  • Preachers paid for time to sermonize, listeners could call in, some slots were reserved for Christian music.
  • The Year 9 mentors are trained by children's charity Childline and run lunchtime support clubs as well as a drop-in centre where younger students can call in for advice or help.
  • '' His symptoms were difficulty breathing, muscle pain, gastroenteritis and what we call intravascular coagulation, '' the doctor said. WN.com - Articles related to World Cup Live: Paraguay vs. Spain
  • Others call in sick, roll over and try to nod off again before the snooze button kicks in. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their close and financially rewarding relationship was sufficient to call into question the independence and disinterest of the directors.
  • This is not a bad thing, it's just...it has nothing to do with comments per se unless you call inbound links "comments" and I don't and neither does Blogger—they're backlinks! Archive 2005-12-01
  • But what we know is these women often tend to be what we call interpersonal offenders, where they exploit children emotionally, if not sexually. CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2007
  • As painful as side effects are, however, they do not really call into question the basic logic of the threat we face and how we should respond to it.
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