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A number reached by counting.
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Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.
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Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.
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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.
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phrasal-verb
Count down To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.
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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.
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Count on To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.
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Count on To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
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Count out To declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.
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idiom
Heads To make a count of members, attendees, or participants by or as if by noting bodily presence.
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verb-transitive
Informal To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
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Informal To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
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To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.
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To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
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To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
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verb-intransitive
Music To keep time by counting beats.
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To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
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To have importance: You really count with me.
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To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.
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