Definitions for call out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. call-out(verb)

    a challenge to a fight or duel

  2. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout(verb)

    utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

    "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

  3. call out(verb)

    call out loudly, as of names or numbers

  4. call out(verb)

    challenge to a duel

    "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. call out(verb)ɔl

    to say loudly; = shout

    "Hey - over here!" he called out.

  2. call outɔl

    to officially ask sb to help

    to call out the national guard

Wiktionary

  1. call out(Noun)

    An incidence of someone being summoned for some purpose.

  2. call out(Noun)

    A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, eg. for an activity or sports team.

  3. call out(Verb)

    To specify, especially in detail.

  4. call out(Verb)

    To order into service; to summon into service.

  5. call out(Verb)

    To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

  6. call out(Verb)

    To challenge, to denounce.

  7. Origin: From call + out.


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