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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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
However, his initial main roster call-up in 2021 was a famous disaster, as he was stripped of his character and lost his debut match, which quickly killed his momentum.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Abigail Adams, People.com, 28 July 2025
So is Rangel, called up this week to replace Joe Ross.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Noun
Crawford’s call-up would come off the heels of a trade-deadline performance that left Phillie-Land feeling a little blah.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
However, his initial main roster call-up in 2021 was a famous disaster, as he was stripped of his character and lost his debut match, which quickly killed his momentum.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Verb
During a shopping trip at a local thrift store, Gino called up his new love interest, Natalie, who asked how the divorce conversations went.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 28 July 2025
So is Rangel, called up this week to replace Joe Ross.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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