call-out

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôl′out′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
call-out  (kôl′out′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act or instance of calling out.
  2. Businessan order to report for emergency or special work, esp. at an unusual time or place.
  3. a letter, number, or other device for identifying or calling attention to a particular part of an illustration.
  4. a challenge to a duel.
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase call out 1885–90

'call-out' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
call - call out - cry - declaim - hail - jeer - low - page - shoo - sing out - sound

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