call up
To call on the telephone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I will call up my friend later today.”
“If you have any questions about the schedule, please call up the office before they close this afternoon.”
“After years of silence, he finally decided to call up his estranged brother to attempt a long-overdue reconciliation.”
- 01
answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
- 02
call a lid
To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.
- 03
call a spade a spade
To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
- 04
call an audible
To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
- 05
call it
To call it a day
- 06
call it a day
To cease an activity.
- 07
call it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
- 08
call it an early night
To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.
Last updated August 10, 2026