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call-up
[kawl-uhp]
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.
call up
verb
to summon to report for active military service, as in time of war
(tr) to recall (something); evoke
his words called up old memories
(tr) to bring or summon (people, etc) into action
to call up reinforcements
to telephone
noun
a general order to report for military service
the number of men so summoned
Word History and Origins
Origin of call up1
Idioms and Phrases
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]
Example Sentences
Makgopa, a late call-up in place of the injured Iqraam Rayners, headed into the net off a corner on 72 minutes to complete the scoring.
Aston Villa midfielder Lucia Kendall, 21, also receives a first senior call-up after impressive performances for her new club since moving from Southampton.
Both of those injuries were sustained at Euro 2025 - alongside Lucy Bronze's fractured tibia - but she was a late substitute in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday so could receive a call-up.
However, Williamson's absence could be a chance for Wiegman to hand Arsenal teenager Katie Reid a first senior call-up.
Former England star Fran Kirby reflects on the moment she received her first England call-up while playing for Reading in WSL2, which led to her breakthrough and being nicknamed 'Mini Messi'.
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