call-up

1 of 2

noun

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

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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
Under the terms of the JCPOA, any signatory can unilaterally call up snapback sanctions if Iran is found to have violated the terms of the agreement. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025 Thommo also got called up to the England squad (in 2002). Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for call-up

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of call-up was in 1523

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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

call-up

noun
ˈkȯ-ˌləp
: an order to report for military service

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