# call out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To specify, especially in detail.
2. To order into service; to summon into service.
3. To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
4. To challenge (someone).
5. To challenge (someone).
6. To challenge (someone).
7. To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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