Definitions
1.VerbTo number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.VerbTo assign (someone) to a particular task, duty etc.; to depute, to allocate.
3.VerbTo count off (numbers, members of a sequence etc.); to enumerate.
4.VerbTo rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, angry, direct way."Joel's boss told him off for being late again."