call off


verb(tr, adverb)
  1. to cancel or abandon: the game was called off because of rain

  2. to order (an animal or person) to desist or summon away: the man called off his dog

  1. to stop (something) or give the order to stop

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How to use call off in a sentence

  • In some dancing academy in the woods he has learnt a "call-off" all his own, and proud indeed is he of his stunt.

    The New North | Agnes Deans Cameron

Other Idioms and Phrases with call off

call off

Summon away, restrain, as in Please call off your dog. [Early 1600s]

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