take the count
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Definition
- Verb:
- To be counted out; to remain down while the referee counts to ten: In the sport of boxing, this phrase specifically means to lose a match by failing to stand up before the referee finishes a ten-count after being knocked down.
Usage
- This term is used almost exclusively in the context of boxing or other combat sports with similar rules. It describes the specific action (or inaction) of a fighter that leads to a knockout loss. It is typically used in the past tense.
Examples
- Verb:
- The champion took the count in the third round, losing his title.
- He was dazed and couldn't recover in time, so he took the count.
Advanced Usage
- "to take the full count": This is a common variant emphasizing that the fighter remained down for the entire duration of the referee's count, from one to ten.
- The challenger took the full count and the fight was over.
Variants and Related Words
- Counted out (adj.): The state of having lost by a referee's count.
- He was counted out at 2:48 of the fifth round.
Synonyms
- Be knocked out (KO): To lose a fight by being rendered unable to continue, which includes taking the count.
- Succumb: To fail to resist, yielding to defeat (used more generally, but can apply in boxing).
Related Phrases
- Go down for the count: This is a closely related idiom with the same meaning.
- After that powerful right hook, he went down for the count.
Verb
- be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten