"call in sick" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calls in sick",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calling in sick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "called in sick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "called in sick",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "call in sick"
      },
      "expansion": "call in sick (third-person singular simple present calls in sick, present participle calling in sick, simple past and past participle called in sick)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005 December 2, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Dec 2, 2005",
          "text": "\"It only overloaded because of how low the power was when I fired! The guns are constantly being recharged tonight, and you should've called in sick back then!\" \"IT'S HARD TO CALL IN SICK WHEN ALL YOU CAN SAY IS 'MEOW'!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness."
      ],
      "id": "en-call_in_sick-en-verb-zpHICyWn",
      "links": [
        [
          "inform",
          "inform"
        ],
        [
          "workplace",
          "workplace"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
        [
          "attend",
          "attend"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "pull a sickie"
        },
        {
          "word": "throw a sickie"
        },
        {
          "word": "malinger"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "call in sick"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calls in sick",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calling in sick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "called in sick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "called in sick",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "call in sick"
      },
      "expansion": "call in sick (third-person singular simple present calls in sick, present participle calling in sick, simple past and past participle called in sick)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pull a sickie"
    },
    {
      "word": "throw a sickie"
    },
    {
      "word": "malinger"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005 December 2, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Dec 2, 2005",
          "text": "\"It only overloaded because of how low the power was when I fired! The guns are constantly being recharged tonight, and you should've called in sick back then!\" \"IT'S HARD TO CALL IN SICK WHEN ALL YOU CAN SAY IS 'MEOW'!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inform",
          "inform"
        ],
        [
          "workplace",
          "workplace"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
        [
          "attend",
          "attend"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "call in sick"
}