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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Josh Gross, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Calvert-Lewin’s former Everton team-mate Garner, 25, has represented England at every youth level from the under-17s to the under-21s but has never received a senior call-up.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Barring an injury, the only way to call up a player until April 9 is to select the contract of a player from the minors who is not currently on the 40-man roster.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The calming midfield presence missed the last three games with a dead leg following a setback in rehab that cost him a call-up to the Canadian national team this window.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Calvert-Lewin’s former Everton team-mate Garner, 25, has represented England at every youth level from the under-17s to the under-21s but has never received a senior call-up.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
In theory, these few seconds of film can be called up when a suitable role arises, or when an actor’s look fits a requirement.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Barring an injury, the only way to call up a player until April 9 is to select the contract of a player from the minors who is not currently on the 40-man roster.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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