call back
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Definitions
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cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
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recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can''t remember saying any such thing"; "I can''t think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
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return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
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summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"