call off

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Verb

call off

1. (transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.

   Synonyms: cancel, withcall

   If you want me to call off the dog, then get off my land.

   After four months, the police called off the search for the missing boy.

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

   Synonyms: call in sick

Translations

• German: absagen
• Portuguese: cancelar
• Russian: отзывать
• Spanish: cancelar, terminar, parar

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