1.
[syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
2. call out loudly, as of names or numbers;
3. challenge to a duel;
- Example: "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
call out
v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`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, call out, shout]
2: call out loudly, as of names or numbers
3: challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander
Hamilton"