callout

or call-out

[ kawl-out ]

/ ˈkɔlˌaʊt /

noun

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.

verb phrase call out [kawl-out] /ˈkɔl ˈaʊt/ .

to speak in a loud voice;shout.

to summon into service or action: Call out the militia!

to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities.

to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each feature in a technical drawing.

to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure: Even his fans have called him out on his treatment of women.

to challenge to a duel.

Origin of callout

First recorded in 1885–90; defs. 1-4 represent noun uses of verb phrase call out

Words nearby callout

callosal gyrus, callose, callosity, Callot, callous, callout, callow, Calloway, call rate, call sign, call slip

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Example sentences from the Web for callout

Let us callout Lysistrata Since she alone can settle the Peace-terms.
Lysistrata|Aristophanes

British Dictionary definitions for callout

call out

verb (adverb)

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

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Idioms and Phrases with callout

call out

Summon into action or service, as in The governor called out the militia. [Mid-1400s]

Challenge to a fight, as in To avenge the insult, Arthur called him out. This term originated with dueling and is dying out. [Early 1800s]

单词	callout
释义	callout or call-out [ kawl-out ] / ˈkɔlˌaʊt / noun 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. verb phrase call out [kawl-out] /ˈkɔl ˈaʊt/ . to speak in a loud voice;shout. to summon into service or action: Call out the militia! to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities. to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each feature in a technical drawing. to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure: Even his fans have called him out on his treatment of women. to challenge to a duel. Origin of callout First recorded in 1885–90; defs. 1-4 represent noun uses of verb phrase call out Words nearby callout callosal gyrus, callose, callosity, Callot, callous, callout, callow, Calloway, call rate, call sign, call slip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for callout Let us callout Lysistrata Since she alone can settle the Peace-terms. Lysistrata\|Aristophanes British Dictionary definitions for callout call out verb (adverb) 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 Idioms and Phrases with callout call out 1 Summon into action or service, as in The governor called out the militia. [Mid-1400s] 2 Challenge to a fight, as in To avenge the insult, Arthur called him out. This term originated with dueling and is dying out. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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