WordNet
take the count
v. be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten [syn: remain down]
Usage examples of "take the count".
The cook had gone into the storeroom beyond to take the count of what would be needed to prepare the evening meal.
Maddy took the ribbing with a good-humored laugh as they moved back into position to take the count.
And yet, during the days, there would be times when she'd take the count and there would be up to a dozen people missing.