call up

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An order to report for military service
To call on the telephone
To retrieve from personal or computer memory
To select e.g. to a sports squad
an order to report for military duty
If you call someone up, you telephone them. When I'm in Pittsburgh, I call him up He called up the museum Sometimes I'd even call up at 4 a.m. = call
call to arms; of military personnel
make a telephone call; recruit, mobilize
bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"
If someone is called up, they are ordered to join the army, navy, or air force. Youngsters coming up to university were being called up The United States has called up some 150,000 military reservists. = draft
If someone is called up, they are chosen to play in a sports team. He is likely to be called up for Thursday's match against Italy see also call-up
an order to report for military duty bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
call ups
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call-up
If a person gets their call-up papers, they receive an official order to join the armed forces. = draft
call-up
A call-up is an occasion on which people are ordered to report for service in the armed forces. The call-up of National Guard and reserve units begun in late August
call up

    Turkish pronunciation

    kôl ʌp

    Synonyms

    ring up

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkôl ˈəp/ /ˈkɔːl ˈʌp/

    Etymology

    [ 'kol ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hildecalla battle herald, Old High German kallOn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavonic glasu voice.
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