verb

1. To specify, especially in detail.

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

2. To order into service; to summon into service.

   “The Governor called out the National Guard.”

3. To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

Synonyms: charge, denounce, point out, summon

noun

1. (communication) An outgoing telephone call.

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

3. (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.