From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcall out phrasal verb1 SHOUTto say something loudlycall something ↔ out ‘Hi there!’ I called out. to The firemen called out to him.2 call somebody ↔ outORDER/SEQUENCE to ask or order a person or an organization to help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation The army was called out to help fight fires.3 call somebody/something ↔ out British EnglishSTOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKE to order workers to go on strike The transport workers were called out. → call→ See Verb table
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call out• I thought I heard someone calling for help.• Just call me if you need anything. I'm right here.• "Is there anybody there?'' he called out, but there was no reply.• She called out his name but he didn't look back.• The prisoners used to call out to each other from their cells.call to• The next minute you could be called out to a sudden death.• Other areas which call out to be critically re-evaluated in this way are methodology and theory.• Friends had stopped calling out to each other from across the street.• Eventually she could play in the next room with you calling out to her or checking on her every now and then.• Miguel had called out to him.• I wanted to call out to Minna, but restrained myself-the sound of my own voice would have frightened me.• They joked and called out to one another, except for Lacrimosa, who was glaring directly at her.• She wondered if she should call out to Paxton, just to find out where he was.call-outˈcall-out noun [countable] British English a situation in which someone is called to another person’s house or place of business to do repairs, help them etc The lifeboat has had ten call-outs in the past year. call-out chargesExamples from the Corpus
call-out• Having narrowed down the list to local companies which promise a quick call-out service, you're all set to dial. 