Count
Count verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.
Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Jobber: Made use of "LOCAL UNDERDOG CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE" to increase his win count and put off defenses against actual contenders.
Source: Wrestling / Jay Lethal -
He views Molly as this when he presents her to the White Council, and manages to get her put on probation instead of executed on that count, claiming he can teach her how to use her power for good.
Source: Non-Malicious Monster -
She even becomes a "martyr", as instead of being defeated she merely dies at a pre-coded time to put the entire net on a sixty-second count-down to its own oblivion.
Source: Jeanne d'Archétype
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