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- n a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
- n a call to return
the recall of our ambassador - n a bugle call that signals troops to return
- n the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
he has total recall of the episode - n the act of removing an official by petition
- v recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- v go back to something earlier
- v call to mind
- v summon to return
The ambassador was recalled to his country - v cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
She was recalled by a loud laugh - v make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty - v cause to be returned
recall the defective auto tires
- A routine childhood vaccine is being recalled, sparking a shortage but no real health risks.
- When it comes to consumer recalls, do we care more about our pets than our children?.
- The recall of Complete MoisturePlus, which the CDC says may be linked to a blinding eye condition, is just the latest problem for solutions.