Definitions for recallrɪˈkɔl; rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

re•callrɪˈkɔl; rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13(v.; n.; v.t.)

to bring back from memory; recollect; remember.
to call or order back:
to recall an ambassador.
Category: Government
to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered.
to revoke or withdraw:
to recall a promise.
to revive.
(n.)an act of recalling.
recollection; remembrance.
the act or possibility of revoking something.
the removal or the right of removal of a public official from office by a vote of the people.
Category: Government
a summons by a manufacturer for the return of a product, as from a consumer, because of a known defect or hazard in it.
Category: Business

Origin of recall:

1575–85

re•call′a•ble(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

recall, callback(noun)
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
recall(noun)
a call to return
"the recall of our ambassador"
recall(noun)
a bugle call that signals troops to return
recall, recollection, reminiscence(noun)
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
"he has total recall of the episode"
recall(verb)
the act of removing an official by petition
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"
hark back, return, come back, recall(verb)
go back to something earlier
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
echo, recall(verb)
call to mind
"His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
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"
recall(verb)
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
"She was recalled by a loud laugh"
recall(verb)
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
"The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"
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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

recall(verb)ɪˈkɔl; n. rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13;
to remember
two old men recalling their youth; I couldn't recall whether I'd seen him that day.
recallɪˈkɔl; n. rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13;
(of a company) to ask the public to send back a product because of a dangerous problem
They are recalling the 2009 model.
recall(noun)ɪˈkɔl; n. rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13;
when a company recalls a product
a recall by the toy manufacturer
recallɪˈkɔl; n. rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13;
sb's memory
Human recall is not perfect.

Wiktionary

recall(Noun)
The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
recall(Noun)
Memory; the ability to remember.
recall(Noun)
In Information retrieval, the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search
recall(Verb)
To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
recall(Verb)
To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc.
recall(Verb)
To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
recall(Verb)
To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect.
recall(Verb)
To call again, to call another time.
recall(Verb)
To request or order the return of (a faulty product).

Webster Dictionary

Recall(verb)
to call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador
Recall(verb)
to revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree
Recall(verb)
to call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days
Recall(noun)
a calling back; a revocation
Recall(noun)
a call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc