call off
[verb]
Synonyms: cancel, abort, drop, scrub

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English Thesaurus: cancel, call off, be off, postpone, shelve, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

call somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also call)

1. to decide that a planned event will not take place Synonym : cancel:
The trip to Italy might be called off.

2. to officially decide that something should be stopped after it has already started:
Rescuers had to call off the search because of worsening weather conditions.

3. to order an animal or person to stop attacking or threatening someone:
Call your dog off.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cancel to decide that something that was officially planned will not happen:
The teacher was ill so classes were cancelled for the day.
I was feeling better so I cancelled my doctor’s appointment.
They were forced to cancel the concert when the conductor became ill.
call off to cancel a meeting, game, or event that you have organized. Call off is less formal than cancel and is very commonly used in everyday English:
Linda decided to call the wedding off.
The game was called off due to heavy rain.
be off if an event or activity is off, it has been cancelled because of a sudden problem or change in someone’s plans:
I’m afraid the party’s off. Nick won’t let us use his apartment.
Myers called me yesterday to tell me that the deal was off.
postpone to decide to do something at a later time, instead of the time that was officially planned:
The show has been postponed until next Saturday.
shelve (also put something on ice) to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc although it may be considered again at some time in the future:
Plans for a new stadium have been shelved for now.
The project had to be put on ice due to lack of funding.
Blears called for the discussions to be put on ice until after the elections.
annul formal to officially decide that a marriage, result, or agreement has no legal authority and is therefore cancelled:
The election results were annulled by the courts.
A marriage can be annulled if there has been lack of consent.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

call off
call off (something)
to decide not to do something that was planned.
Why should I call off the trip when I've already paid for it?

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

call off something
call off (something)
to decide not to do something that was planned.
Why should I call off the trip when I've already paid for it?

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

call off
to stop/quit/cancel something
The game was called off because of the rain.

We called off the meeting because everybody was busy with other business.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

call off something
to stop/quit/cancel something
The game was called off because of the rain.

We called off the meeting because everybody was busy with other business.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

call off
v. To stop (something planned); quit; cancel.
When the ice became soft and sloppy, we had to call off the ice-skating party.
The baseball game was called off because of rain.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲