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Call up has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an order to report for military duty

2

An order to report for military service.

Verb
1

bring forward for consideration

"The case was called up in court"

2

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

"I tried to call you all night"

"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

3

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

"I can't remember saying any such thing"

"I can't think what her last name was"

"can you remember her phone number?"

"Do you remember that he once loved you?"

"call up memories"

4

cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively

"clicking on the icon calls up the program"

"the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"

"running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"

5

call to arms; of military personnel

6

To retrieve from personal or computer memory.

Example Sentences
"The case was called up in court" verb
"I tried to call you all night" verb
"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" verb
"I can't remember saying any such thing" verb
"I can't think what her last name was" verb
"can you remember her phone number?" verb
"Do you remember that he once loved you?" verb
"call up memories" verb
"clicking on the icon calls up the program" verb
"the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
block inactivate
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
summons raise telecommunicate make call
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cell phone call in know recognize review raise
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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