1. A challenge to a fight or duel
   "The boxer's call-out to his rival sparked interest in a potential match"
    
2. [Brit] A request for emergency or after-hours service
   "The plumber charges extra for weekend call-outs"

1. Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
   "'I won!' he called out";
   - exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, shout
    
2. Call out loudly, as of names or numbers
   "The teacher called out the students' names for attendance"
    
3. Summon for emergency or after-hours service
   "We had to call out a plumber when the pipe burst"
    
4. Challenge or criticize publicly
   "She called out her colleague's discriminatory behaviour"
    
5. Challenge to a duel
   "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"

Derived forms: calls out, calling out, call-outs, called out

See also: shout

Type of: announce, challenge, denote, express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

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