Callout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an act or instance of calling out, or speaking in a loud voice.
  2. an order to report for emergency or special work, especially at an unusual time or place.
  3. a letter, number, or other device for identifying or calling attention to a particular part of an illustration or text.
  4. a challenge to a duel.
verb phrase call out [kawl-out] /ˈkɔl ˈaʊt/ .
  1. to speak in a loud voice; shout.
  2. to summon into service or action: Call out the militia!
  3. to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities.
  4. to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each feature in a technical drawing.
  5. to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure: Even his fans have called him out on his treatment of women.
  6. to challenge to a duel.
verb (adverb)
  1. to utter aloud, esp loudly
  2. to summon
  3. to order (workers) to strike
  4. to summon (an employee) to work at a time outside his normal working hours, usually in an emergency
  5. to challenge to a duel
Callout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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