plural of call out

simple past tense and past participle of call out

(chiefly US, idiomatic) A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of call out

To call (an unsuspecting person) on the telephone as a practical joke.

A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.

plural of prank call

Alternative spelling of judgment call

(sports) A ruling by an umpire, referee, or similar official during a sporting event, based on his or her perception of events and in the absence of any objective measurement.

(US) To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call.