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Definition of Call back
1. Verb. Cause to be returned. "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
Generic synonyms: Take
Specialized synonyms: Decommission
Derivative terms: Callback, Recall
2. Verb. Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. "They won't call back the story "; "Call up memories"
Specialized synonyms: Know, Recognise, Recognize, Brush Up, Refresh, Review
Derivative terms: Recall, Recollection, Recollective, Remembering, Remembrance, Retrieval, Think, Thought
Antonyms: Forget
Also: Think Back
3. Verb. Return or repeat a telephone call. "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
4. Verb. Summon to return. "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"
Definition of Call back
1. Noun. Request for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview. ¹
2. Verb. To request someone's return. ¹
3. Verb. To telephone someone again at a more convenient time. ¹
4. Verb. To return to a shop or residence one has previously visited. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Call Back
Literary usage of Call back
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Salesmanship and Sales Management by John George Jones (1917)
"The "call-back"—This brings us to the "callback." The man selling staples and
calling on his regular trade is continually calling back. ..."
2. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"... or call back, met from evil -CLAIM-INO. courses, and, cons, to re- -LESS.
store, to reform, to recover ; to restore or reduce to order. ..."
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