call back

(noun) a return call. Synonyms: call-back.

(noun) the recall of an employee after a layoff. Synonyms: call-back.

(noun) a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair). Synonyms: recall, callback.

(verb) cause to be returned. Synonyms: recall, call in, call back, withdraw. Examples: "Recall the defective auto tires." "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt."

(verb) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. Synonyms: remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think. Examples: "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."

(verb) return or repeat a telephone call. Synonyms: call back. Examples: "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?." "She left a message but the contractor never called back."

(verb) summon to return. Synonyms: recall, call back. Examples: "The ambassador was recalled to his country." "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession."