call up

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Noun

call up (plural call ups)

1. An order to report for military service.

Translations

• Russian: пове́стка

Verb

call up

1. To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
2. (idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
3. To select e.g. to a sports squad.
   • Dean Ashton was called up to the England squad for the first time.

Synonyms

• ring up (to call on the telephone)

Translations

• Italian: rievocare

Translations

• French: appeler

Translations

• French: sélectionner

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