call-up

(kôl'ŭp')
n.
The act or an instance of summoning reserve military personnel to active service.

1.  Summon to military service, as in He was called up for active duty. [Late 1600s].
2.  Cause to remember, bring to mind, as in These stories call up old times. [c. 1700] Also see call to mind.
3.  Telephone someone, as in I'll call up the theater and find out about tickets. [Late 1800s]
4.  Retrieve data from a computer memory, as in I asked him to call up the last quarter's sales figures. [Second half of 1900s]

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n. an act of summoning someone or of being summoned to serve in the armed forces: my call up papers.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an order to report for military duty

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The verb call up has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: bring forward for consideration
  Synonym: bring forward

Meaning #2: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
  Synonyms: call, telephone, phone, ring

Meaning #3: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
  Synonyms: remember, retrieve, recall, call back, recollect, think

Meaning #4: call to arms; of military personnel
  Synonyms: mobilize, mobilise, rally

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indkaldelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
oproep voor het leger

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) appel sous les drapeaux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einberufung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόσκληση προς κατάταξη, στρατολόγηση

Italiano (Italian)
chiamata alle armi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - convocação (f)

Русский (Russian)
призыв

Español (Spanish)
n. - movilización, llamado a filas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inkallelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
召集令, 召集人数

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 召集令, 召集人數

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소집[병]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 召集令, 召集

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الدعوة للالتحاق بالخدمه العسكريه, نفير عام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גיוס, צו-קריאה‬

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