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call out sick

call out sick verb: synonym of call in sick.

Verb

call out sick (third-person singular simple present calls out sick, present participle calling out sick, simple past and past participle called out sick)

  1. (New-Jersey, New-York, intransitive, Connecticut) Synonym of call in sick.
    Synonyms:
    call in sick

Synonyms of call out sick

Forms of call out sick

third-person singular presentcalls out sick
present participlecalling out sick
past participlecalled out sick
pastcalled out sick

Questions about call out sick

What does call out sick mean?
Call out sick means synonym of call in sick.
What part of speech is call out sick?
Call out sick is a verb.
What is the past tense of call out sick?
The past tense of call out sick is called out sick.

Words near call out sick in the dictionary

  1. call options
  2. call originator
  3. call originators
  4. call out
  5. call out of one's name
  6. call out sick
  7. call outta one's name
  8. call over
  9. call point
  10. call premium
  11. call premiums

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