1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
called up; calling up; calls up
1
: to summon together (as for a united effort)
call up all his forces for the attack
2
: to bring to mind : evoke
3
: to summon before an authority
4
a
: to summon for active military duty
b
: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team
5
: to bring forward for consideration or action
6
: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The 23-year-old Alcántara earned a late September call-up last year, appearing in three games and collecting one hit in 10 at-bats.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
The Angels called up left-hander Sammy Peralta to provide some coverage for the bullpen, which has had to pick up after short starts from José Soriano and Yusei Kikuchi each of the previous two days.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
New Liverpool signing Giovanni Leoni is in line to make his national team debut after the defender received his first senior call-up alongside 23-year-old forward Sebastiano Esposito, currently on loan at Cagliari from Inter.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The 23-year-old Alcántara earned a late September call-up last year, appearing in three games and collecting one hit in 10 at-bats.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, there’s no need to call up an expert to rid the cracks in your couch of crumbs.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
The Angels called up left-hander Sammy Peralta to provide some coverage for the bullpen, which has had to pick up after short starts from José Soriano and Yusei Kikuchi each of the previous two days.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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