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English noun: call up | |||
| 1. | call up (communication) an order to report for military duty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | summons | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: call up | |||
| 1. | call up (communication) bring forward for consideration | ||
| Samples | The case was called up in court. | ||
| Synonyms | bring forward | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | raise | ||
| 2. | call up (communication) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | ||
| Samples | I tried to call you all night. Take two aspirin and call me in the morning. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot call up Sue , They call up | ||
| Synonyms | call, phone, ring, telephone | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telecommunicate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call in, cell phone | ||
| Entail | dial | ||
| Verb group | call | ||
| Domain category | telephone, telephony | ||
| 3. | call up (cognition) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | call back, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush up, know, recognise, recognize, refresh, review | ||
| Antonyms | blank out, draw a blank, forget, block | ||
| 4. | call up (competition) call to arms; of military personnel | ||
| Synonyms | mobilise, mobilize, rally | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, send for | ||
| Antonyms | demobilise, demobilize, inactivate | ||
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