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call off |
call on |
call on the carpet |
call one's bluff |
call option |
call out
| call the shots
| call the tune
| call to order
| call up
| call waiting
call out
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb call out has 3 senses
- call out(v = verb.communication) cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" is one way to express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
- call out(v = verb.communication) Array - call out loudly, as of names or numbers; Array is one way to announce, denote
- call out(v = verb.communication) Array - challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton" is one way to challenge
Sample sentence:
They call out that there was a traffic accident
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun call-out1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
THESAURUS
call out
affront, arouse, beard, bellow out, bid come, bid defiance, brave, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call together, call up, challenge, cite, clamor, confront, conjure, conjure up, convene, convoke, cry out, dare, deduce, defy, demand, derive, double-dare, drag out, draw forth, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, face, face out, front, get from, get out of, holler out, indent, induce, invoke, make an outcry, make an uproar, muster, muster up, obtain, order up, outcry, outdare, page, pipe up, preconize, procure, raise a clamor, recall, requisition, rouse, scream defiance, secure, send after, send for, serve, shout out, show fight, sing out, stare down, stimulate, subpoena, summon, summon forth, summon up, summons, vociferate, wangle, wangle out of, winkle out, worm out, worm out of, yell outROGET THESAURUS
call out
Defiance
VB defy, dare, beard, brave, bid defiance to, set at defiance, set at naught, hurl defiance at, dance the war dance, beat the war drums, snap the fingers at, laugh to scorn, disobey, show fight, show one's teeth, show a bold front, bluster, look big, stand akimbo, beat one's chest, double the fist, shake the fist, threaten, challenge, call out, throw down the gauntlet, fling down the gauntlet, fling down the gage, fling down the glove, throw down the glove.Cry
VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.
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