call up
The term 'call up' has versatile uses in communication, military, sports, and memory contexts, indicating actions like summoning, contacting, selecting, or recalling.
Definition
A2Communication
(informal, North American)To contact someone by telephone.
Example
- I'll call up my friend to see if she's free this weekend.
- He called up the office to confirm the meeting.
B2Military
(formal)To order someone to report for active military duty.
Example
- The government decided to call up more reservists.
- She received her call-up papers last week.
B1Sports
(informal)To select or promote a player to a higher-level team.
Example
- He was called up to join the national soccer team.
- The young player was called up to the first team after his impressive performance.
B1Memory
(general)To bring a memory or idea back to mind.
Example
- The old photograph called up memories of their childhood.
- Hearing that song calls up so many emotions.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "call up":
ring upcall oncall incall tophone upcall backcall forcall forthpick up the phonewill callcall outtelephone callvoice callcome callingcall downcall someone's numbercall buttoncalling namecall boxcall timecold callcall offdial indial outcall a caborder upphone ingive someone a ringring backhit upcall to mindring offpick uplink uptoll callon the phonepull up onholla atphone homeconnect updial upprank callbook upon the telephonecall out of one's namecome up topocket callhang uppull upfetch upcue upsafety callcall collecthung upcall historycontact numberbooty calllook upbring uptap upcall to armsring inmissed callchoose upsick call