VERB | communication | call up, bring forward | bring forward for consideration |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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