call-up
noun
an order to report for active military service.
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call-up
American
[kawl-uhp]
/ ˈkɔlˌʌp /
noun
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an order to report for active military service.
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the number of persons drafted during a specific period of time.
The November call-up was set at 15,000.
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a call or urging to service.
call up
British
verb
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to summon to report for active military service, as in time of war
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(tr) to recall (something); evoke
his words called up old memories
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(tr) to bring or summon (people, etc) into action
to call up reinforcements
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to telephone
noun
call up
Idioms
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Summon to military service, as in He was called up for active duty . [Late 1600s]
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Cause to remember, bring to mind, as in These stories call up old times . [c. 1700] Also see call to mind .
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Telephone someone, as in I'll call up the theater and find out about tickets . [Late 1800s]
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Retrieve data from a computer memory, as in I asked him to call up the last quarter's sales figures . [Second half of 1900s]
Etymology
Origin of call-up
First recorded in 1625–35; noun use of verb phrase call up
Example Sentences
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Asa Tribe continued to stake his claim for a senior England call-up by holding together England Lions' second innings against South Africa A.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Who is pushing for late England World Cup call-up?
From BBC • May 21, 2026
His last call-up was for October’s World Cup qualifier with Comoros, in which he played the final 16 minutes off the bench.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Kelly: Talk to me about Thomas Tuchel - when you got that first call-up.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“Father has received a call-up notice from the SS,” she whispered.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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