| VERB | communication | call up, bring forward | bring forward for consideration |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | call up, call, telephone, phone, ring | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | |
| cognition | call up, remember, retrieve, recall, call back, recollect, think | recall knowledge from memory | |
| creation | call up, summon | cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively | |
| competition | call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally | call to arms | |
| NOUN | communication | call up | an order to report for military duty |
| Meaning | An order to report for military duty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | summons | An order to appear in person at a given place and time |
| Spanish | llamada, llamamiento | |
| Catalan | crida | |
| Verbs | call up | call to arms |
| Meaning | bring forward for consideration. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | bring forward | |
| Broader | raise | Cause to be heard or known |
| Spanish | evocar, poner en consideración | |
| Meaning | Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot call up Sue; They call up | |
| Synonyms | call, telephone, phone, ring | |
| Category | telephone, telephony | transmitting speech at a distance |
| Entails | dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number |
| Entailed by | hang on, hold the line, hold on | hold the phone line open |
| Narrower | call in | make a phone call |
| cell phone | call up by using a cellular phone | |
| Broader | telecommunicate | Communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail |
| Similar to | call | send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc. |
| Spanish | denominar, llamar por teléfono, llamar, telefonear, teléfono | |
| Catalan | cridar, denominar, telefonar, tocar, trucar | |
| Meaning | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Example | "call up memories" | |
| Synonyms | remember, retrieve, recall, call back, recollect, think | |
| Caused by | remind | put in the mind of someone |
| Narrower | know | perceive as familiar / familiar |
| recognize, recognise | perceive to be the same | |
| review, brush up, refresh | refresh one's memory | |
| Opposite | forget, block, blank out, draw a blank | Be unable to remember |
| Spanish | acordarse, acordar, evocar, recordar, rememorar | |
| Catalan | recordar, rememorar | |
| Meaning | Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | summon | |
| Narrower | raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth | Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Meaning | Call to arms; of military personnel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | mobilize, mobilise, rally | |
| Broader | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| See also | call | order, request, or command to come |
| Opposite | demobilize, inactivate, demobilise | Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service |
| Spanish | mobilizar, movilizar, repuntar | |
| Catalan | repuntar | |
| Nouns | call up | an order to report for military duty |
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