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

2 of 2

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

Milwaukee moved him into a relief role late last season, in part to manage his workload but also to prepare him for a possible call-up but ultimately, the organization opted to leave him in the minors down the stretch. —Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

Now in major-league camp with the Tigers, Lee is an intriguing arm trying to position himself for a major-league call-up at some point this season. —Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

Verb

Their move to minor league camp coincided with the announcement that both would play for the Padres in the March 14 Spring Breakout game, although they could still be called up to play in Cactus League games at any point this spring. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025

Kaiser was sent to Rockford on Dec. 20 and called up again nine days later. —Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for call-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

call-up

noun

ˈkȯ-ˌləp

: an order to report for military service