(BrE) noun
1 [U,C,usually sing.] an order to join the armed forces
SYNCONSCRIPTION, THEDRAFT:
Because of his occupation, he was not liable for call-up. * to receive your call-up papers * young men of call-up age
2 [C] the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for your country:
Fowler's recent form has earned him a call-up to the England squad.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for call-up is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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