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Noun summons has 3 senses
bidding, summons - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"--1 is a kind of invitation
 
summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time--2 is a kind of order
 --2 has particulars: call up
 
summons, process - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant--3 is a kind of writ, judicial writ
 --3 has particulars: citation; monition, process of monition; ticket
 
 
Verb summon has 4 senses
summon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court--1 is a kind of call, send for; call, send for; call, send for; call, send for
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Somebody ----s somebody PP
 4 senses of summon
 summon, summons, cite
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Somebody ----s somebody PP
 summon, summons, cite
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Somebody ----s somebody PP
 4 senses of summon
 summon, summons, cite
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Somebody ----s somebody PP
 
summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"--2 is a kind of call, send for; call, send for
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Something ----s somebody
 summon
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Something ----s somebody
 
muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"--3 is a kind of gather, garner, collect, pull together; gather, garner, collect, pull together
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up
 Somebody ----s something
 
mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"--4 is a kind of gather, garner, collect, pull together; gather, garner, collect, pull together
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 
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