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recall

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01noun

a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

02noun

a call to return

“the recall of our ambassador”

03noun

a bugle call that signals troops to return

04noun

the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

“he has total recall of the episode”

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05noun

the act of removing an official by petition

06verb

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

“I can't remember saying any such thing”

“I can't think what her last name was”

07verb

go back to something earlier

“This harks back to a previous remark of his”

08verb

bring to mind

“His words echoed John F. Kennedy”

09verb

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”

10verb

cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

“She was recalled by a loud laugh”

11verb

make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

“The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty”

12verb

cause to be returned

“recall the defective auto tires”

“The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt”

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