(transitive, idiomatic) To specify, especially in detail.
They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
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(intransitive, transitive) To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
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(transitive, idiomatic) To order into service; to summon into service.
The Governor called out the National Guard.
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