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Uncommoncall out
The correct spelling is call out.
How to pronounce call out
verb
Say it like: Cal-l o-wt
The correct spelling is call out. To specify, especially in detail. For example: "They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum."
Usage Examples
“They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.”
“The Governor called out the National Guard.”
“He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To specify, especially in detail.
- 2.To order into service; to summon into service.
- 3.To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
- 4.To challenge, criticize, denounce.
- 5.(New Jersey, New York, Connecticut) To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.
noun
- 1.(communication) An outgoing telephone call.
- 2.An invitation to fight; the act of one child calling out another.
- 3.(graphic layout) A pull quote: an excerpt from an article (such as in a news magazine) that is duplicated in a large font alongside the article so as to grab a reader's attention and indicate the article's topic.
- 4.A summons to someone designated as being on call.
- 5.A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, e.g. for an activity or sports team.
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