count out
verb
counted out; counting out; counts out
1
: to not include (someone) in an activity
If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out.
2
: to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed
Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.
3
: to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)
He counted out ten tickets and handed them to her.
4
: to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises
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Girls Etiwanda 67, Ontario Christian 62: Never count out the Eagles and coach Stan Delus.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
But don't count out the XF 500mm if light carry or brighter optics are a priority.
—PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
Finally, don’t count out the Anaheim Ducks, who delivered a solid 5-2 smackdown to Vancouver at Honda Center on Thursday night.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
But don’t count out Golden Globe and indie Annie winner Flow, the category’s only other contender also nominated beyond this category (best international feature), which, like 2024 winner The Boy and the Heron, hails from outside the studio system.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
But don't count out the XF 500mm if light carry or brighter optics are a priority.
—PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
Finally, don’t count out the Anaheim Ducks, who delivered a solid 5-2 smackdown to Vancouver at Honda Center on Thursday night.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
But don’t count out Golden Globe and indie Annie winner Flow, the category’s only other contender also nominated beyond this category (best international feature), which, like 2024 winner The Boy and the Heron, hails from outside the studio system.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Count out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20out. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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