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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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Chaffin argued the documents cited by the administration to justify the call-up were inadequate.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Fafa Picault was called up by the Haiti national team, but got permission to stay with Inter Miami during the FIFA window.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Chaffin argued the documents cited by the administration to justify the call-up were inadequate.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Rangers are not yet calling up one of their young forwards from AHL Hartford.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Fafa Picault was called up by the Haiti national team, but got permission to stay with Inter Miami during the FIFA window.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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