out for the count1
(of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten
out for the count2
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exhausted; asleep
Example: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.
See also: count, count on, countable, countdown, counter, countlessExample: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.
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