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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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Like father, like son The eldest son of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Israel’s military, which recently called up tens of thousands of reservists, said the ground operations are throughout the Palestinian territory’s north and south.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Noun
That, it was made clear, did not include the international window running from June 2-10 but gave clubs the ability to make sure their players could not be deemed ineligible due to international call-ups.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Like father, like son The eldest son of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Verb
Israel’s military, which recently called up tens of thousands of reservists, said Gaza’s north and south are the target of ground operations.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Israel’s military, which recently called up tens of thousands of reservists, said the ground operations are throughout the Palestinian territory’s north and south.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for call-up
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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