call out
Third Person
calls out
Present Participle
calling out
Past Tense
called out
Past Participle
called out
1
to formally request or direct someone to perform a duty or task
transitive
- He called the emergency services out immediately.
- The captain called out the rescue team for help.
- They called the experts out to fix the problem.
- Can you call out the maintenance crew for repairs?
- We called out the professionals to handle the crisis.
3
to openly criticize someone's unacceptable behavior
transitive
- The teacher had to call out the student's inappropriate behavior in front of the class.
- The online community united to call out a company for unethical business practices.
- The editorial in the newspaper called out the mayor's failure to address community issues.
- The activist called out the government for human rights violations.
- The teacher called the student out for cheating on the test.
4
to challenge someone to fight one in a face-to-face fight
transitive
- He called out his rival for a duel.
- The knight called his opponent out for a fight.
- The pirate captain called out the mutineer for a duel on the ship's deck.
- The cowboy called out the stranger defiantly, challenging him to a fight.
- The knight called his opponent out for a fight.
5
to order workers to stop working temporarily to show disagreement or seek better terms
- The union decided to call out for a nationwide strike.
- The employees called out as a response to contract disputes.
- Employees may call out if safety concerns are not addressed.
- They called out, demanding equal pay for equal work.