call back meaning and definition

CALL BACK verb

Definition of call back (verb)

1. cause to be returned
   • "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
   • synonyms: call in, recall, 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"
   • synonyms: call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think
   • antonym: blank out
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"
   • synonyms: recall