Antonyms for calling up

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : kawl

Phonetic Transcription : kɔl

Definition of calling up

Origin : early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.

As in evocative : adj suggestive
As in levy : verb assess, impose
As in mobilize : verb ready for action, movement
As in muster : verb gather, come together
As in recall : verb remember
As in recruit : verb gather resources
As in remember : verb keep in mind; summon into mind
As in remind : verb awaken memories of something
As in reminisce : verb go over in one's memory
As in telephone : verb communicate through telephone system
As in visualize : verb make a picture of in the mind
As in activate : verb initiate something; start a function
As in militarize : verb convert for military use
As in phone : verb telephone
As in draft : verb select for military force
As in enlist : verb sign up for responsibility
As in enroll : verb sign up for membership

Example sentences :

If he doesn't stop, she's at the foot of the stairs, calling up to him.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

It was Pete at last He was calling up at the window from the path below.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

I left him in the telephone booth, just now, calling up Dykeman.
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

Calling up all her courage, his sister struck and cut off the head.
Extract from : « Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian » by Anonymous

Aubertin admired his histrionic powers in calling up this look.
Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

Calling up all her courage, she left her room on her errand.
Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau

It's my name they are calling up aloft, or so it seems to me.
Extract from : « Queen Sheba's Ring » by H. Rider Haggard

She's calling up mere boys who ought to be at their schoolbooks.
Extract from : « Army Boys on the Firing Line » by Homer Randall

By calling up the penitentiary you will learn that he is still there.
Extract from : « Heroes of To-Day » by Mary R. Parkman

After a while I heard Ida calling up and down the paths for me.
Extract from : « My Wife and I » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Synonyms for calling up

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