Complete Definition of "call up"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=call up

  1. An order to report for military service.

Translations
Russian: t|ru|пове��ка|f|tr=pov'éstka

Verb
en-verb|calls up|calling up|called up|called up

  1. To retrieve from personal or computer memory

#idiomatic To call on the telephone.

  1. To select e.g. to a sports squad. E.g. "Dean Ashton was called up to the England squad for the first time.''

Synonyms
ring up (Call on the telephone)

Category:English phrasal verbs

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