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summon
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As a verb, summon means call people together. As a noun, it means a creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.
Meanings of summon
15 meaningsverb
To call people together; to convene.
To ask someone to come; to send for.
To order (goods) and have delivered
To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
fantasyTo call a resource by magic.
legalTo summons; convene.
malaysiacolloquialslangTo impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof.
“The police summoned the driver for speeding.”
“They kena summoned for littering.”
Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
“clicking on the icon calls up the program”
“the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas”
“running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood”
Similar: call up
noun
video gamesA creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.
Call, command, order
malaysiacolloquialslangA fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.
“You better pay off the parking summon tomorrow before you kena interest on it.”
malaysiacolloquialslangA notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).