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- To be knocked down and counted out by the referee in boxing; to suffer a defeat that is determined by the referee's count.
- To lose decisively in a contest, especially by being physically incapacitated and therefore counted out.
United StatesUnited KingdomGeneralfigurativeinformal
- To be decisively defeated, overwhelmed, or compelled to concede in a non‑boxing context.
- To accept blame, responsibility, or the consequences of a failure.
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- To perform or administer the count (for example, to count aloud to ten to determine whether a downed boxer can continue).