call-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈkȯl-ˌəp 

1

: an order to report for military service

2

: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues

call up

2 of 2

verb

called up; calling up; calls up

transitive verb

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

Examples of call-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The 32-year-old spent the last two seasons exclusively in the NHL after grinding his way through AHL seasons with the occasional call-up. —Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 July 2025

Cash used Englert, the recent call-up, for the eighth. —Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025

Verb

The Yankees are calling up Cam Schlittler to replace Schmidt in the rotation, according to a report from the New York Post. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025

Montgomery got called up from Triple-A Charlotte, becoming the latest Sox prospect to make their journey to the majors this season. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for call-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

call-up

noun

ˈkȯ-ˌləp

: an order to report for military service