recall

Definitions

1. 1.To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree. Passed sentence may not be recall'd. Shak.
2. 2.To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days.
3. 3.A calling back; a revocation. 'T his done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall. Dryden.
4. 4.(Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. Wilhelm.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is recall.

• What is to revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree. Passed sentence may not be recall'd. Shak called?
• What is to call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days called?
• What is a calling back; a revocation. 'T his done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall. Dryden called?
• What is a call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. Wilhelm called?