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CALL OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
Synonyms:
call; call off
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
"Call off" entails doing...:
square dance (dance in formation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
Example:
scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
Synonyms:
call off; cancel; scratch; scrub
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
"Call off" entails doing...:
schedule (make a schedule; plan the time and place for events)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
