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idiomatic, transitive To specify, especially in detail. They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
idiomatic, transitive To order into service; to summon into service. The Governor called out the National Guard.
intransitive, transitive 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.
archaic, transitive To challenge (someone) to a duel.
slang, transitive To challenge (someone) to a fight.
colloquial, idiomatic, transitive To criticize or denounce (someone); to bring up previously unspoken criticisms about (someone); to point out (someone's) faults. He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.
New Jersey, New York, intransitive 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.