call-up
[ kawl-uhp ]
/ ˈkɔlˌʌp /
noun
an order to report for active military service.
the number of persons drafted during a specific period of time: The November call-up was set at 15,000.
a call or urging to service.
Origin of call-up
First recorded in 1625–35; noun use of verb phrase
call up
Words nearby call-up
call-board,
call-exner body,
call-in,
call-in pay,
call-out,
call-up,
calla,
callable,
callaghan,
callais,
callaloo
Definition for call up (2 of 2)
Origin of call
1200–50; late Middle English
callen, probably < Old Norse
kalla to call out, conflated with Old English (West Saxon)
ceallian to shout; cognate with Middle Dutch
kallen to talk, Old High German
kallôn to shout, akin to Old English
-calla herald, Irish
gall swan, OCS
glasŭ voice
synonym study for call
2, 3, 12.
Call,
invite,
summon imply requesting the presence or attendance of someone at a particular place.
Call is the general word:
to call a meeting. To
invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse:
to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund.
Summon implies sending for someone, using authority or formality in making the request and (theoretically) not leaving the person free to refuse:
to summon a witness, members of a committee, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM call
un·called, adjective well-called, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for call up (1 of 2)
call up
verb (adverb)
to summon to report for active military service, as in time of war
(tr)
to recall (something); evoke
his words called up old memories
(tr)
to bring or summon (people, etc) into action
to call up reinforcements
to telephone
noun call-up
- a general order to report for military service
- the number of men so summoned
British Dictionary definitions for call up (2 of 2)
call
/ (kɔːl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for call
Old English
ceallian; related to Old Norse
kalla, Old High German
kallōn, Old Slavonic
glasǔ voice
Idioms and Phrases with call up (1 of 2)
call up
Summon to military service, as in He was called up for active duty. [Late 1600s]
Cause to remember, bring to mind, as in These stories call up old times. [c. 1700] Also see call to mind.
Telephone someone, as in I'll call up the theater and find out about tickets. [Late 1800s]
Retrieve data from a computer memory, as in I asked him to call up the last quarter's sales figures. [Second half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with call up (2 of 2)
call