call-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈkȯl-ˌəp 

1

: an order to report for military service

2

: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues

call up

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verb

called up; calling up; calls up

transitive verb

1

: to summon together (as for a united effort)

call up all his forces for the attack

2

: to bring to mind : evoke

3

: to summon before an authority

4

a

: to summon for active military duty

b

: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team

5

: to bring forward for consideration or action

6

: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction

Examples of call-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Prior to Monday’s game, left-handed pitcher Raymond Burgos was selected from Triple-A Sacramento, the first major-league call-up of his career. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024

As is often the case, Norby’s call-up was hardly easy. —David Hall, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024

Verb

The 34-year-old veteran has been a boon to the offense since he was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on May 31, hitting .438 with a .986 OPS in 12 games (35 plate appearances). —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024

Since being called up to the majors in 2018, Ronald Jr. has amassed a slew of accolades, including Rookie of the Year, three Silver Slugger Awards, the Hank Aaron Award and Most Valuable Player. —Staff Author, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

call-up

noun

ˈkȯ-ˌləp

: an order to report for military service