call up

1. 1.

   bring forward for consideration

   “The case was called up in court”

   Synonymsbring forward

   Broaderraise
2. 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”

   Synonymscalltelephonephonering

   Broadertelecommunicate

   Narrowercell phonecall in

   telephone

3. 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”

   Synonymsrememberretrieverecallcall backrecollectthink

   Narrowerknowrecognizereview
4. 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”

   Synonymssummon

   Broadermake

   Narrowerraise
5. 5.

   call to arms; of military personnel

   Synonymsmobilizemobiliserally

   Broadercall

1. 1.

   an order to report for military duty

   Broadersummons

   military

Questions about call up

What does call up mean?

call up means "bring forward for consideration". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for call up?

Close synonyms include bring forward, call, telephone, phone, ring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is call up a common word?

call up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.