count out
• not include someone in an activity.
• "if this is a guessing game you can count me out"
Similar:
exclude,
omit,
leave out,
rule out,
except,
reject,
drop,
eliminate,
cut out,
keep out,
pass over,
disregard,
ignore,
• complete a count of ten seconds over a fallen boxer to indicate defeat.
• "Jeffries landed a left hook to the jaw and Fitz was counted out"
• take items one by one from a stock of something, especially money, keeping a note of how many one takes.
• "opening the wallet I counted out 19 dollars"
