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call-up

[ kawl-uhp ]
/ ˈkɔlˌʌp /
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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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Words related to call-up

selection, lottery, roundup, assembly, congeries, crowd, company, roster, convocation, aggregation, collection, group, draft, rally, meeting, roll, assemblage, mobilization, levy, assignment

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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

  1. a general order to report for military service
  2. the number of men so summoned
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Idioms and Phrases with call-up

call up
1

Summon to military service, as in He was called up for active duty. [Late 1600s]

2

Cause to remember, bring to mind, as in These stories call up old times. [c. 1700] Also see call to mind.

3

Telephone someone, as in I'll call up the theater and find out about tickets. [Late 1800s]

4

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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