call back

verbs

cause to be returned

"recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

call back, call in, recall, withdraw

is derived from

callback

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"

call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think

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"

call back

is derived from

call-back

is a type of (narrower)

react verbally

"She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

answer, reply, respond

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"

call back, recall

is derived from

call-back