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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Of the teams that met with Sasaki in person, only the San Francisco Giants have been counted out, according to the former GM.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Just don’t ever count out this Camarillo team that can overcome plenty with the help of chemistry and trust.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Areas To Visit Kingstown Visitors tend to breeze through Kingstown, but don't be so quick to count out the country's capital.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
But don’t count out Epenesa’s X-factor potential in this game either.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Just don’t ever count out this Camarillo team that can overcome plenty with the help of chemistry and trust.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Areas To Visit Kingstown Visitors tend to breeze through Kingstown, but don't be so quick to count out the country's capital.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
But don’t count out Epenesa’s X-factor potential in this game either.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Count out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20out. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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