call up
Definitions
General English
- noun (written as call-up)an order to join the army
- phrasal verb to tell someone to join the army, navy or air force
Accounting
Computing
- verb to ask for information from a backing store to be displayed
Information & Library Science
- verb to instruct a computer to find and display a particular piece of information
Military
- noun (written as call-up)an action of calling someone to join the armed forces
- verb to summon for military service
