count (out) Synonyms

count (out) Meaning

count (out)

to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding), to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed, to not include (someone) in an activity, to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises

count (out) Sentence Examples

  1. The storm forced the ship out to sea.
  2. (4) The doctor advised me to get out more often.
  3. (4) She squeezed the juice out of the oranges.
  4. (5) The firefighters battled the flames out.
  5. (5) The teacher handed out worksheets to the students.
  6. (7) The meeting ran out much later than expected.
  7. (7) The sunlight streamed out the window.
  8. (5) The athlete ran out of breath during the marathon.
  9. (6) The lights went out when the power failed.
  10. (4) We spent the weekend out in the countryside.

FAQs About the word count (out)

to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding), to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed, to not include

prevent, bar,exclude, eliminate, ban,freeze out, suspend, prohibit, close one's doors to, except

include, receive, take in, embrace, accept, welcome,admit, entertain,unban

The storm forced the ship out to sea.

(4) The doctor advised me to get out more often.

(4) She squeezed the juice out of the oranges.

(5) The firefighters battled the flames out.