call out Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
    exclaim; cry; cry out; shout; outcry.
    • `I won!' he exclaimed
    • `Help!' she cried
    • `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
  2. verb call out loudly, as of names or numbers
  3. verb challenge to a duel
    • Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton

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