CALLOUT Definition & Meaning

callout

or call-out

[ kawl-out ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

an act or instance of calling out, or speaking in a loud voice.
an order to report for emergency or special work, especially at an unusual time or place.
a letter, number, or other device for identifying or calling attention to a particular part of an illustration or text.
a challenge to a duel.

to speak in a loud voice; shout.
to summon into service or action:
Call out the militia!
to bring out; elicit:
The emergency called out her hidden abilities.
to direct attention to with a callout:
to call out each feature in a technical drawing.
to criticize adversely; express disapproval of; censure:
Even his fans have called him out on his treatment of women.
to challenge to a duel.

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Origin of callout¹

First recorded in 1885–90; callout defs 1, 2, 3, 4 represent noun uses of verb phrase call out

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