call-up
[ kawl-uhp ]
/ ˈkɔlˌʌp /
noun
an order to report for active military service.
the number of persons drafted during a specific period of time: The November call-up was set at 15,000.
a call or urging to service.
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Origin of call-up
First recorded in 1625–35; noun use of verb phrase call up
Words nearby call-up
call to account, call to arms, call to mind, call to order, call to quarters, call-up, call upon, callus, call waiting, calm, calmative
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Example sentences from the Web for call-up
Benny Gantz announced that training and call-up orders for reservists would be cancelled for the remainder of the year.
British Dictionary definitions for call-up
call up
verb (adverb)
to summon to report for active military service, as in time of war
(tr) to recall (something); evokehis words called up old memories
(tr) to bring or summon (people, etc) into actionto call up reinforcements
to telephone
noun call-up
- a general order to report for military service
- the number of men so summoned
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Idioms and Phrases with call-up
call up
Summon to military service, as in He was called up for active duty. [Late 1600s]
Cause to remember, bring to mind, as in These stories call up old times. [c. 1700] Also see call to mind.
Telephone someone, as in I'll call up the theater and find out about tickets. [Late 1800s]
Retrieve data from a computer memory, as in I asked him to call up the last quarter's sales figures. [Second half of 1900s]
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