call out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.
Intransitive verb
noun
Misspelling of callout.
Example Sentences
- "They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum."
- "The Governor called out the National Guard."
- "The day of a shedmaster has no real beginning and end. He may leave for home when his work at the shed is done, but there is always the far-too-handy telephone to call him out to breakdowns or other emergencies."
- "Ninety-nine Decision Street Ninety-nine ministers meet To worry, worry, super scurry Call the troops out in a hurry"
- "1971, Carole King, “You’ve Got A Friend”, Tapestry, Ode Records You just call out my name / And you know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again."
- "He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up."