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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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
One of the reasons why Swinson earned the call-up was that other teams had tried to poach him from the practice squad onto their 53-man rosters.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
On Thursday, the Wild called up Nicolas Aube-Kubel from Iowa, and their initial Friday afternoon line chart had Aube-Kubel at left wing on the team’s third line versus the Avalanche.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
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Noun
If the new quotas are not met, the government will have the option of mandatory call-ups, where necessary.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
One of the reasons why Swinson earned the call-up was that other teams had tried to poach him from the practice squad onto their 53-man rosters.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
Vance did a great job changing a call up.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
On Thursday, the Wild called up Nicolas Aube-Kubel from Iowa, and their initial Friday afternoon line chart had Aube-Kubel at left wing on the team’s third line versus the Avalanche.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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