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To specify, especially in detail.

Example: They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.

To order into service; to summon into service.

Example: The Governor called out the National Guard.

To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

To challenge, criticize, denounce.

Example: He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.

(communication) An outgoing telephone call.

An invitation to fight; the act of one child calling out another.

(graphic layout) A pull quote: an excerpt from an article (such as in a news magazine) that is duplicated in a large font alongside the article so as to grab a reader's attention and indicate the article's topic.

A summons to someone designated as being on call.

Example: I had to pay for the callout of the plumber after the pipe burst.