Function: transitive verb
Date: 1545
1 : to order to return or to be returned: as a : to withdraw from an advanced position < call in the outposts> b : to withdraw from circulation < call in bank notes and issue new ones>
2 : to summon to one's aid or for consultation < call in a mediator>
3 : to deliver (a message) by telephone < call in an order for pizza>
intransitive verb : to communicate with a person by telephone
– call in sick : to report by telephone that one will be absent because of illness