Call out

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English

Phrasal Verb

call out

  1. (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) To specify, especially in detail.
    • They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
  2. To yell out; to vocalize audibly.
    • 1971, Carol King, “You’ve Got A Friend”, Tapestry, Ode Records
      You just call out my name / And you know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again.
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