call out

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verb

1. utter aloud;
often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 12)
- 'I won!' he exclaimed
- 'Help!' she cried
- 'I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
• Syn:
exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, shout
• Derivationally related forms:
shout (for: shout), exclamatory (for: exclaim), exclamation (for: exclaim), exclaiming (for: exclaim)
• Hypernyms:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
• Hyponyms:
gee, ooh, aah
• Verb Group:
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell,
scream, holler, hollo, squall
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They call out that there was a traffic accident
2. call out loudly, as of names or numbers (Freq. 6)
• Hypernyms:
announce, denote
• Hyponyms:
count off
• Verb Group:
exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, shout
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. challenge to a duel
- Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton
• Derivationally related forms:
call-out
• Hypernyms:
challenge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody