call up
• summon someone to serve in the armed forces.
• "they have called up more than 20,000 reservists"
• contact someone by phone.
• "I have a list of people to call up in the morning"
Similar:
phone,
telephone,
call,
get on the phone to,
get someone on the phone,
dial,
make/place a call to,
get,
reach,
ring up,
ring,
give someone a ring,
give someone a call,
give someone a buzz,
buzz,
give someone a bell,
bell,
give someone a tinkle,
get on the blower to,
get someone on the horn,
• evoke something.
• "the special effects that called up the Mars landscape were impressive"
call-up
noun
• an instance of being summoned to serve in the armed forces or a sports team.
• "my call-up papers"
