call in vs drop by

call in and drop by both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call in	No	No	Yes	No
drop by	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drop by is a hyponym of call in; that is, drop by is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than call in:

Other hyponyms of call in include see, see, come by, drop in, call on.

call in (verb)	drop by (verb)
make a phone call	visit informally and spontaneously
summon to a particular activity or employment
summon to enter
cause to be returned
demand payment of (a loan)
pay a brief visit
take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player