CALL OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does call off mean? 

• CALL OFF (verb)
  The verb CALL OFF has 2 senses:

1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

2. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

  Familiarity information: CALL OFF used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALL OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

call off; cancel; scratch; scrub

Context example:

scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

"Call off" entails doing...:

schedule (make a schedule; plan the time and place for events)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

call; call off

"Call off" entails doing...:

square dance (dance in formation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s