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To go out into the street without a fixed destination, just to see what's there and pass the time. In Colombia and Venezuela, callear is the favorite activity of someone who doesn't have a plan but doesn't want to stay at home.

Example

"Let's go callear for a bit while they decide what to do."

"They went callear and came back with new girlfriends."

Regional synonyms:

Arrancar algo con energía, ponerle ganas y empezar de una vez. En México 'dar cran' viene del sonido de arrancar un motor: es darle ignición a un proyecto.