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count out

verb

  1. informal.
    to leave out; exclude

    count me out!

  2. (of a boxing referee) to judge (a floored boxer) to have failed to recover within the specified time See count 1
  3. to count (something) aloud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Xander Schauffele may not have played much this year because of a rib injury, but it still would be difficult to count out a player who won two majors last year.

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I never counted out the rematch and just wanted to see what my other options were.

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Houston has won the West four years in a row and seven of the last eight years, so they can’t be counted out even after shedding fixtures Tucker and Bregman.

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Those two small movies have made a big splash, but don’t count out blockbusters like “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” just yet, especially in below-the-line technical awards.

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After counting out the rest of her cash - £2,000 in total - she says he told her to stand in front of him while he sat on the stool.

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