HyperDic: count_down

English > 1 sense of the expression count down:
VERBcommunicationcount downcount backwards
English > count down: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
MeaningCount backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broadercountname or recite the numbers in ascending order
See alsocountname or recite the numbers in ascending order
Catalancontar enrere
Nounscountdowncounting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)

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