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call-ups

call-ups is the plural of call-up.

Meaning of call-up

Noun

call-up (plural call-ups)

  1. An order to report for military service.
    • Fly-half Aaron Cruden hyper-extended his knee horribly in contact and was carried off the pitch, forcing Graham Henry to bring on Donald - a man who was fishing for whitebait a fortnight ago before injuries to Dan Carter and Colin Slade triggered his emergency call-up.2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

Phrases with call-ups

Questions about call-ups

What is call-ups the plural of?
Call-ups is the plural of call-up.

Words near call-ups in the dictionary

  1. call-shy
  2. call-sign
  3. call-signs
  4. call-to-arms
  5. call-up
  6. call-ups
  7. call-with-current-continuation
  8. calla
  9. calla lilies
  10. calla lily
  11. Callabar

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