call-back(noun)

a return call

call-back(verb)

the recall of an employee after a layoff

recall, call in, call back, withdraw(verb)

cause to be returned

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

remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think(verb)

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(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"

recall, call back(verb)

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(verb)ɔl

to use a telephone to talk to sb again or to talk to sb who called you before

Call me back when you have a chance.; I'll call back later.

call back(Noun)

Request for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.

call back(Verb)

To request someone's return.

call back(Verb)

To telephone someone again at a more convenient time.

call back(Verb)

To return to a shop or residence one has previously visited.