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count out
count 1 C0683700 (kount)v. count·ed, count·ing, counts v.tr.1. a. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.b. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.c. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.2. Informal a. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.b. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.3. To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.v.intr.1. To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.2. a. To have importance: You really count with me.b. To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.3. Music To keep time by counting beats.n.1. The act of counting or calculating.2. a. A number reached by counting.b. The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.3. Law Any of the separate and distinct charges or causes of action in an indictment or complaint.4. Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.5. Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.Phrasal Verbs: count down To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown. count off To recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups : The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs. count on1. To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.2. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise. count out To declare (a boxer) to have been knocked out by calling out the count.Idiom: count heads/noses To make a count of members, attendees, or participants.
[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre, to calculate : com-, com- + putāre, to think; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]
count 2 C0683700 (kount)n.1. A nobleman in some European countries.2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
[Middle English counte, from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes, comit-, occupant of any state office, from Latin, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]count out vb (tr, adverb) 1. informal to leave out; exclude: count me out!. 2. (Boxing) (of a boxing referee) to judge (a floored boxer) to have failed to recover within the specified time. See count1163. to count (something) aloudThesaurus| Verb | 1. | count out - declare the loserboxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fistsdeclare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
countverb1. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total:enumerate, number, numerate, reckon, tally, tell.2. To be of significance or importance:import, matter, signify, weigh.3. To indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds:beat.Idioms: keep time , mark time.phrasal verb
count on or upon
1. To place trust or confidence in:bank on (or upon), believe in, depend on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in).2. To look forward to confidently:anticipate, await, bargain for (or on), depend on (or upon), expect, look for, wait (for).Informal: figure on.phrasal verb
count outTo keep from being admitted, included, or considered:bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out, shut out.nounA noting of items one by one:enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally.Archaic: tale.Translationscount out
count out1. To exclude someone from something, often at their own request. A noun or pronoun can be used between "count" and "out." I don't think this ridiculous plan will work, so count me out.2. To dismiss something or someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "count" and "out." After our dreadful start to the season, a lot of pundits counted us out. Don't count out our dream of buying this home just yet—we still have time to make a counteroffer.3. To enumerate something one piece or part at a time. A noun or pronoun can be used between "count" and "out." The cashier counted out my change and handed it to me.4. To count audibly to determine if a boxer has been knocked out (is not able to get up before the end of the countdown is reached). A noun or pronoun can be used between "count" and "out." After the boxer collapsed to the mat, the referee counted him out and ended the bout.See also: count, outcount someone out (for something)to exclude someone from something. Please count me out for the party next Saturday. I have other plans. You should count the whole family out. We are going to the beach for the weekend.See also: count, outcount something out 1. to disregard something; to eliminate a possibility. We'll have to count out the possibility of his being elected. Never count it out. It can always happen. 2. to give out things, counting them one by one. She counted the cookies out, one by one. She counted out the cookies to each child.See also: count, outcount out1. Declare a boxer (or other contestant) to have lost, as in Paul was counted out in the first round. This term alludes to count in the sense of "ten seconds," the time allowed for a boxer to rise after being knocked down (if he does not rise in time, he is "out"). The earliest recorded use of the term was for a cockfight in 1808; its use for boxing came about a century later. Also see down for the count. 2. Exclude, leave out of consideration, as in As for skiing this winter, you'll have to count me out. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] Also see count in. 3. Apportion; also, recalculate. For example, They counted out four pieces of music for each band member, or When Peggy got her change she counted out all the pennies. [Mid-1800s] See also: count, outcount outv.1. To enumerate a quantity of something unit by unit: The clerk counted out 12 roses and wrapped them in paper. I counted $5.38 out and handed it to the cashier.2. To exclude someone from a group or activity: You can count me out if you plan to go swimming in this weather.3. To eliminate something or someone as a possibility; disregard something or someone: I wouldn't count them out after that comeback last year. Don't count out the older competitors—they're the ones with experience.4. To declare some boxer to have been knocked out by counting out loud the number of seconds by which the boxer must resume fighting: The boxer fell to the mat, and the ref counted him out to end the fight.See also: count, outEncyclopediaSeecountFinancialSeeCountcount out
Words related to count outverb declare the loserRelated Words- boxing
- pugilism
- fisticuffs
- declare
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