call out

British  

verb

1. to utter aloud, esp loudly

2. (tr) to summon

3. (tr) to order (workers) to strike

4. (tr) to summon (an employee) to work at a time outside his normal working hours, usually in an emergency

5. (tr) to challenge to a duel

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call out Idioms  

1. Summon into action or service, as in The governor called out the militia . [Mid-1400s]

2. Challenge to a fight, as in To avenge the insult, Arthur called him out . This term originated with dueling and is dying out. [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Call out the game — the "ChatGPT" swipe was a good one for that — without getting mired into arguing over arguments the trolls themselves don't even believe in.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2023

Call out something on the menu you might have missed.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022

Call out your friends who make racist jokes and tell them to knock it off.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2020

Call out “on your left,” or ring a bell attached to your handlebars.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2020

"Call out my relative velocity to Mark every two seconds or so."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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