calls off

Pulls the plug

Calls off means to cancel something previously scheduled or planned: The team called off practice due to weather, She called off the wedding.

It can also mean to order someone or something to stop an action, especially an attack: Call off your dogs!

Related

put on hold · revoke · kibosh · scrub · pull out · rescind · scrap · nullify · withdraw · back down · reconsider · pull the plug · nix · retract · terminate · shut down · relent · annul

Opposites
event continuation/cancellation

calls offgoes ahead with

Continues with an action

carries out · keeps on · sees through · maintains · upholds

initiation vs. termination of action

calls offcalls for

Demands or summons

initiates · launches · sets up · arranges · schedules

Family

call, off, calls, called, calling, caller, callers, callback, callbacks

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G