call out

Definitions

1. 1

   To specify, especially in detail.

   • They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
2. 2

   To order into service

   To order into service; to summon into service.

   • The Governor called out the National Guard.
   • The day of a shedmaster has no real beginning and end. He may leave for home when his work at the shed is done, but there is always the far-too-handy telephone to call him out to breakdowns or other emergencies.
   • Ninety-nine Decision Street Ninety-nine ministers meet To worry, worry, super scurry Call the troops out in a hurry
3. 3

   To yell out

   To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

   • 1971, Carole King, “You’ve Got A Friend”, Tapestry, Ode Records You just call out my name / And you know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again.
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   1. 4

      To challenge (someone).

   2. 5

      To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism…

      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.

      • I had to call out from work. […] I barely ate yesterday. The only thing that stayed in my stomach was soup and crackers.
      • I had to call out from work a few Saturdays to Dj at kid's party because they would normally start somewhere around 4:00 p.m.
      • On this particular day, I felt ill, mostly from exhaustion, and had to call out from work. This callout caused a stir and a display of animosity.
   3. 6

      Misspelling of callout.

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