CALL UP


Meaning of CALL UP in English

1.

If you call someone up , you telephone them. ( mainly AM )

When I’m in Pittsburgh, I call him up...

He called up the museum...

Sometimes I’d even call up at 4 a.m.

PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron) , V P

2.

If someone is called up , they are ordered to join the army, navy, or air force.

Youngsters coming up to university were being called up...

The United States has called up some 150,000 military reservists.

= draft

PHRASAL VERB : be V-ed P , V P n (not pron) , also V n P

3.

If someone is called up , they are chosen to play in a sports team.

He is likely to be called up for Thursday’s match against Italy.

PHRASAL VERB : be V-ed P

see also call-up

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