A large quantity; a multitude: Numbers of people visited the fair.
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A numeral or a series of numerals used for reference or identification: his telephone number; the apartment number.
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A position in an ordered sequence that corresponds to one of the positive integers: the house that is number three from the corner; ranked number six in her class.
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A symbol or word used to represent a number.
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A total; a sum: the number of feet in a mile.
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idiom
By the numbers In a strict, step-by-step or mechanical way.
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By the numbers In unison as numbers are called out by a leader: performing calisthenics by the numbers.
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Do a number on Slang To defeat, abuse, or humiliate in a calculated and thorough way.
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Without Too many to be counted; countless: mosquitoes without number.
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verb-transitive
To assign a number to.
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To determine the number or amount of; count.
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To include in a group or category: He was numbered among the lost.
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To limit or restrict in number: Our days are numbered.
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To mention one by one; enumerate.
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verb-intransitive
To call off numbers; count: numbering to ten.
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To constitute a group or number: The applicants numbered in the thousands.
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verb
To claim as part of a total.
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To restrict to a definite number.
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To assign a number to.
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To amount to in number.
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To reach a total number.
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