call out

verb8

1. •
   To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

   • You just call out my name / And you know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again. — 1971
2. •
   (informal) To criticize or denounce (someone); to bring up previously unspoken criticisms about (someone); to point out (someone's) faults.

   • He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.
   • She called them out on their lies.
3. •
   To challenge (someone).
4. •
   (slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
5. •
   To order into service; to summon into service.

   • The Governor called out the National Guard.
6. •
   To specify, especially in detail.

   • They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
7. •
   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.

   • I had to call out from work. […] I barely ate yesterday. The only thing that stayed in my stomach was soup and crackers. — 2012
8. •
   (no longer used) To challenge (someone) to a duel.