call up

I

noun

an order to report for military duty

• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine

• Hypernyms: ↑summons

II

verb

1. bring forward for consideration (Freq. 2)

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The case was called up in court

• Syn: ↑bring forward

• Hypernyms: ↑raise

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

2. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (Freq. 1)

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I tried to call you all night

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Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

• Syn: ↑call, ↑telephone, ↑phone, ↑ring

• Derivationally related forms:

↑ring (for: ↑ring), ↑phone (for: ↑phone), ↑phoner (for: ↑phone), ↑telephone (for: ↑telephone), ↑telephoner (for: ↑telephone), ↑caller (for: ↑call), ↑call (for: ↑call)

• Topics: ↑telephone, ↑telephony

• Hypernyms: ↑telecommunicate

• Hyponyms: ↑cell phone, ↑call in

• Verb Group: ↑call

• Entailment: ↑dial

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Sam cannot call up Sue

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They call up

3. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection (Freq. 1)

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I can't remember saying any such thing

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I can't think what her last name was

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can you remember her phone number?

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Do you remember that he once loved you?

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call up memories

• Syn: ↑remember, ↑retrieve, ↑recall, ↑call back, ↑recollect, ↑think

• Ant: ↑forget (for: ↑remember)

• See Also: ↑think back (for: ↑think)

• Derivationally related forms:

↑thought (for: ↑think), ↑think (for: ↑think), ↑recollective (for: ↑recollect), ↑recollection (for: ↑recollect), ↑recall (for: ↑recall), ↑retrieval (for: ↑retrieve), ↑remembrance (for: ↑remember), ↑remembering (for: ↑remember)

• Hyponyms: ↑know, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑review, ↑brush up, ↑refresh

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ——s VERB-ing

4. call to arms; of military personnel

• Syn: ↑mobilize, ↑mobilise, ↑rally

• Ant: ↑demobilize (for: ↑mobilize)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rallying (for: ↑rally), ↑mobilisation (for: ↑mobilise), ↑mobilization (for: ↑mobilize)

• Hypernyms: ↑call, ↑send for

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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call up [phrasal verb]

1 call (someone) up or call up (someone) chiefly US : to make a telephone call to (someone)

I haven't spoken to her in years, but I called her up last night and we talked for hours.

Call me up when you get back from your vacation.

I called up my doctor and made an appointment.

2 call (something) up or call up (something)

2 a : to bring (something, such as a memory) into the mind

The sound of the ocean called up [=brought back] memories of my childhood.

2 b : to bring (strength, courage, etc.) from within yourself

He will have to call up all his reserves of strength to meet this challenge.

2 c : to get (something) from the memory of a computer and show it on the screen

call up an old document for revision

3 call (someone) up or call up (someone)

3 a : to order or tell (someone) to come or appear

The prisoner was called up before a magistrate.

3 b : to bring (an athlete) to a higher league

a minor-league player who is being called up to the major leagues

3 c : to order (soldiers) to come for active military duty

call up the reserves

— see also ↑call-up

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Main Entry: ↑call