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Call out Common

Call out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative form of callout

Verb
1

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

"`I won!' he exclaimed"

"`Help!' she cried"

"`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

2

call out loudly, as of names or numbers

3

challenge to a duel

"Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"

4

To specify, especially in detail.

Example Sentences
"`I won!' he exclaimed" verb
"`Help!' she cried" verb
"`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" verb
"Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
express announce challenge
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gee ooh count off
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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