call off

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call off

verb calls off · calling off · called off

  1. transitive To recall; to cancel or call a halt to. If you want me to call off the dog, then get off my land.

    Similar: cancel, withcall

  2. intransitive To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work.

    Similar: call in sick

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verb to cancel

Españolcancelar, terminar, parar
Portuguêscancelar
Deutschabsagen
Русскийотзывать otzyvatʹ, отменять otmenjatʹ

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@misc{call_off_2026,
  title = {call off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/call%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}