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call up

2 syllables

Quick answer

As a noun, call up means an order to report for military duty. As a verb, it means bring forward for consideration.

Meanings of call up

6 meanings

Bring forward for consideration
“The case was called up in court”
Similar: bring forward
Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
“I tried to call you all night”
“Take two aspirin and call me in the morning”
Similar: call, telephone, phone, ring
Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
“I can't remember saying any such thing”
“I can't think what her last name was”
“can you remember her phone number?”
Similar: remember, retrieve, recall, call back, recollect, think
Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
“clicking on the icon calls up the program”
“the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas”
“running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood”
Similar: summon
Call to arms; of military personnel
Similar: mobilize, mobilise, rally

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

verb: bring forward for consideration

verb: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by te…

verb: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

verb: cause to become available for use, either literally or fi…

verb: call to arms; of military personnel