"callout" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-callout.ogg [Australia] Forms: callouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from call out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|call out}} Deverbal from call out Head templates: {{en-noun}} callout (plural callouts)
  1. (communication) An outgoing telephone call. Categories (topical): Communication
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-EhX~yzbQ Topics: communication, communications
  2. An instance of being summoned to visit a certain place in order to provide assistance; an instance of summoning someone who is on call.
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-nWibUo7v Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 4 15 18 1 9 15 14 16 4 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 17 1 7 17 15 16 2 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 20 22 1 5 12 11 20 2 5
  3. (US) A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, e.g. for an activity or sports team. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-0iMl827A Categories (other): American English, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 4 15 18 1 9 15 14 16 4 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 17 1 7 17 15 16 2 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 20 22 1 5 12 11 20 2 5
  4. (slang) An invitation to fight. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-nKtLFQy2
  5. A request for people to join or take part.
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-Mhc4QW3N
  6. (typography, graphic layout) A pull quote: an excerpt from an article (such as in a news magazine) that is duplicated in a large font alongside the article so as to grab a reader's attention and indicate the article's topic. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-2Fa5oSaj Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 4 15 18 1 9 15 14 16 4 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 17 1 7 17 15 16 2 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 20 22 1 5 12 11 20 2 5 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  7. An annotation that pertains to a specific location in a body of text or a graphic, and that is visually linked to that location by a mark or a matching pair of marks.
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-wEZ9bUOv Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 4 15 18 1 9 15 14 16 4 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 17 1 7 17 15 16 2 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 20 22 1 5 12 11 20 2 5
  8. The act of calling out from work, i.e. announcing that one cannot attend; the act of calling in sick.
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-OFJBKn3L Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 4 15 18 1 9 15 14 16 4 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 17 1 7 17 15 16 2 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 20 22 1 5 12 11 20 2 5
  9. (idiomatic) A form of verbal abuse with the intention to make the victim feel guilty. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-p9W-sI5M
  10. (programming) The invocation of an external third-party component. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-callout-en-noun-qX5Fanw1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: callout culture Translations (summons): kiszállás (Hungarian), kihívás (Hungarian), hívás (Hungarian), kivezénylés (Hungarian), вы́зов (výzov) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'summons': 18 10 8 6 15 13 5 12 6 6

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(programming) The invocation of an external third-party component."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-callout.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/En-au-callout.ogg/En-au-callout.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/En-au-callout.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "summons",
      "word": "kiszállás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "summons",
      "word": "kihívás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "summons",
      "word": "hívás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "summons",
      "word": "kivezénylés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výzov",
      "sense": "summons",
      "word": "вы́зов"
    }
  ],
  "word": "callout"
}

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