Related to word: count
Phrasal Verb
to exclude someone from participation in an activity or arrangement
Despite her injuries, the coach doesn't want to count her out of the team.
If he doesn't change his attitude, the team will count him out of this project.
Sometimes, when people face setbacks, those around them can easily count them out.
In boxing, a referee declares a fighter to have lost the match by counting to ten when the fighter remains down on the floor, unable to stand before the count ends.
In this match, the referee counted to ten, declaring him lost as he failed to get up in time.
The fighter was counted out because he couldn't rise within ten counts after being knocked down.
The referee began to count as soon as he noticed he couldn't stand, confirming his count out from the match.