callout
or call-out
an act or instance of calling out, or speaking in a loud voice.
an order to report for emergency or special work, especially at an unusual time or place.
a letter, number, or other device for identifying or calling attention to a particular part of an illustration or text.
a challenge to a duel.
to speak in a loud voice; shout.
to summon into service or action: Call out the militia!
Origin of callout
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How to use callout in a sentence
Of course, to call out pinkwashing is not to deny the facts.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe comedian was right to call out Bill Cosby, but his material is littered with jokes about rape.
Bill Cosby Foe Hannibal Buress Joked About Date Rape | Rich Goldstein | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother who managed to call out said he survived the massacre because he was hiding under the bodies of other victims.
How the U.S.-favored Kurds Abandoned the Yazidis when ISIS Attacked | Christine van den Toorn | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe used his last breath to call out a warning to the five other soldiers around him.
The Army Lied About the Hero Who Died Looking for Bowe Bergdahl | Michael Daly | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe also recommended that men call out friends who make sexist comments.
It’s Time for Men to Stand Up and Fight Domestic Violence | Dean Obeidallah | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
One large gray parrot had learned her name, and would call out, "Good-morning, Susan!"
The Nursery, December 1881, Vol. XXX | VariousShe was just about to call out to reassure them when a sound in the passageway behind her made her hold her breath in suspense.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankStrike three blows on the door, and call out: 'On service from Messieurs de Guise!'
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacSouthward sailed King Harald with his host alongside the land, so that he might call out a general muster of men and ships.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson"Call out the guard en parade them colors," he commanded as he dismounted and assisted Davy down.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
British Dictionary definitions for call out
to utter aloud, esp loudly
(tr) to summon
(tr) to order (workers) to strike
(tr) to summon (an employee) to work at a time outside his normal working hours, usually in an emergency
(tr) to challenge to a duel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with callout
Summon into action or service, as in The governor called out the militia. [Mid-1400s]
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