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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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Finally, after eight long months and a 34-game schedule interrupted by three international tournaments and national team call-ups, the 2025 MLS playoffs kick off this week.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
But in practice, what this means is that a 60-vote majority is needed to conduct almost any Senate business because even the simplest maneuvers such as calling up a bill or recessing for the night are subject to debate.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The 22-year-old earned her first senior call-up from interim head coach Twila Kilgore in March 2024 for the SheBelieves Cup, but did not make it onto the field.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Finally, after eight long months and a 34-game schedule interrupted by three international tournaments and national team call-ups, the 2025 MLS playoffs kick off this week.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Panthers could also call up a lineman and/or linebacker from the practice squad if Moton and/or Wallace are on the wrong side of questionable heading into Sunday.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
But in practice, what this means is that a 60-vote majority is needed to conduct almost any Senate business because even the simplest maneuvers such as calling up a bill or recessing for the night are subject to debate.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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