COUNT OFF

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does count off mean? 

• COUNT OFF (verb)
  The verb COUNT OFF has 1 sense:

1. call in turn from right to left or from back to front numbers that determine some position or function

  Familiarity information: COUNT OFF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNT OFF (verb)

Meaning:

Call in turn from right to left or from back to front numbers that determine some position or function

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "count off" is one way to...):

call out (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something