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count off in American English to separate into equal divisions by counting See full dictionary entry for count Examples of 'count off' in a sentencecount off All right now, sprawl that hulk of yours there on the floor and count off nineteen steps.We count off any distractions, a tenth of a point for each.Ask someone to count off ten playing cards from the deck on to your palm-up left hand.We have bin bags, grabby sticks and clipboards, on which we are to count off exactly what sort of litter we find.No longer can you note the villages as you pass through them or count off the post stations stage by stage.I counted off the days, counted off the hours.While everyone is being counted off their bus a hedgerow nearby rocks violently back and forth.She counts off on her blood-red fingernails the things that these loaded, often famous, often desperate men pushed into the background.The days that followed were counted off in dashed hopes of rescue set against a background of gunfire.It is a story of getting over the barriers and counting off the milestones as you pass them. |