full count

[ fool kount ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. a count of three balls and two strikes on the batter, considered full because either a fourth ball or a third strike would end the at-bat by, respectively, walking or striking out the batter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of full count¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The sign is possibly the sign for twenty, but it is very generally used as a sign for a “full count.”

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I did and do full count it my duty to exercise my ministry as I am502 called thereunto.

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They are not so apt to go down under defeat, to take the full count, as I have done.

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Tom's father was a worthy greengrocer who, according to the author of "Lalla Rookh," always gave good measure and full count.

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"That's where I took the full count," continued Frederick, sadly.

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