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What does call in mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word call in? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
  2. (transitive) To summon someone, especially for help or advice.
  3. (transitive) To withdraw something from sale or circulation.
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Instead, they call in the consultants, management is overhauled and new formulas for success are grafted on to the machinery.
Southend fire brigade couldn't cut the lock and had to call in an engine from Leigh with an angle grinder.
My wife received a phone call in mid-January from a hotel employee advising her that both room reservations had been cancelled.
Very often they respond to an emergency call in the knowledge that they may encounter very challenging or dangerous situations.
Some pairs of kingfishers call in duets, and cooperative groups of kookaburras call in a chorus at dawn and dusk.
Telephones were brand new, allowing legmen to call in the details to rewrite and get the story into the paper within minutes.

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