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