join up

verb

1. (intr) to become a member of a military or other organization; enlist

2. (often foll by with) to unite or connect

Example Sentences

"Army recruits are such a vulnerable age and when they first join up, as females, in such a minority surrounded by lots of men."

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Table stakes for any ObamaCare negotiation should include codifying association health plans that let small businesses join up to form a larger risk pool to improve the economics of offering insurance.

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Thousands of Rohingya men have been enlisted to help defend Sittwe, and those families who have not sent a man to join up must help pay to support those who have.

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Rees-Zammit will join up with the Bristol squad on Saturday, with their Prem season starting on 28 September against Leicester.

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Partey, who will join up with his new club on Friday, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 2 September.

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Related Words

• admit 
• appoint 
• assign 
• attract 
• call up 
• conscript 
• employ 
• engage 
• enroll 
• enter 
• gather 
• hire 
• join 
• mobilize 
• recruit 
• serve 
• volunteer