call back

/kɑl bæk/

/kɔl bæk/

Other forms: called back; calls back

Definitions of call back

1. verb

   summon to return
   “The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession”

   synonyms: recall

   type of:

   call, send for

   order, request, or command to come
2. verb

   cause to be returned
   “The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt”

   synonyms: call in, recall, withdraw

   types:

   decommission

   withdraw from active service

   type of:

   take

   take into one's possession
3. verb

   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”

   type of:

   answer, reply, respond

   react verbally
4. verb

   recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
   synonyms: call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think

   types:

   know

   perceive as familiar

   recognise, recognize

   perceive to be the same

   brush up, refresh, review

   refresh one's memory

   identify

   consider to be equal or the same