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callup

callup is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of callup

pluralcallups

Origin of callup

Deverbal from call up.

Questions about callup

What is callup the alternative spelling of?
Callup is the alternative spelling of call-up.

Words near callup in the dictionary

  1. calltips
  2. Callum
  3. Callums
  4. calluna
  5. callunas
  6. callup
  7. callups
  8. callus
  9. callused
  10. calluses
  11. callusing

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