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

Will Whitmore’s impressive play since his call-up increase his value on the trade market? —Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

The full-back is yet to earn a senior England call-up, but perhaps deserves one. —Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024

Verb

The Lightning called up Steven Santini from AHL Syracuse to give them an extra right-side defenseman; Crunch defenseman Max Crozier also would have been on the short list of potential callups had he not been injured. —Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024

One day fans might use their smartphones or AR glasses to call up instant replays and player stats in the middle of the game. —Stephen Farrugia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

call-up

noun

ˈkȯ-ˌləp

: an order to report for military service