call up
phrasal verbcall somebody up
- (especially North American English) to make a phone call to somebodyTopics Phones, email and the internetb1
- to make somebody do their training in the army, etc. or fight in a war synonym conscript, draft
- to give somebody the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for their country related noun call-up
call something up
- to bring something back to your mind synonym recall
- The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood.
- to use something that is stored or kept available
- I called his address up on my laptop.
- She called up her last reserves of strength.