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

This whirlwind six-month period, characterized by championship glory and a setback, has significantly impacted her trajectory, likely delaying any potential post-WrestleMania main roster call-up. —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

Putin on Monday ordered a regular biannual call-up intended to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service. —The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025

Verb

Boston also has No. 2 overall prospect Roman Anthony seemingly ready for his MLB debut, and likely will get called up shortly into the season and is considered the future of the organization, so moving off Abreu for Athony's future stardom isn't a bad idea. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025

The team called up Enmanuel Valdez from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill the roster spot. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 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