Call Out Meaning

(transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To challenge, to denounce.

Example:   They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
  The Governor called out the National Guard.
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.
  She called them out on their lies.

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