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to call out
[phrase form: call]
01
to formally request or direct someone to perform a duty or task
Transitive: to call out sb
02
to shout something
Intransitive
2.1
to shout names or numbers to be heard clearly
03
to openly criticize someone's unacceptable behavior
Transitive: to call out sb/sth
04
to challenge someone to fight one in a face-to-face fight
Transitive: to call out sb
Old use05
to order workers to stop working temporarily to show disagreement or seek better terms
Intransitive
call out
v
Example
The captain called out the rescue team for help.
Can you call out the maintenance crew for repairs?
We called out the professionals to handle the crisis.
The activist called out the government for human rights violations.
The teacher called out our names one by one for attendance.
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