Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun call_out

1 sense of call-out

Sense 1
call-out -- (a challenge to a fight or duel)
       => challenge -- (a call to engage in a contest or fight)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb call_out

3 senses of call out

Sense 1
exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, 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")
       => express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")

Sense 2
call out -- (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)
       => announce, denote -- (make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly")

Sense 3
call out -- (challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton")
       => challenge -- (issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match")