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English Dictionary: call back by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
call back
v
  1. cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
    Synonym(s): recall, call in, call back, withdraw
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think
    Antonym(s): blank out, block, draw a blank, forget
  3. 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"
  4. 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"
    Synonym(s): recall, call back
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