call off

verb

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

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg