score

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score

The team celebrated after the winning score.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A number representing points: The total number of points achieved by a team or player in a game, sport, or test.
    • A set of twenty: A group or set of twenty items or people.
    • A written musical composition: A printed piece of music showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on different staves.
    • A reason or account: A basis or ground for something; the facts about a situation.
    • A mark or notch: A line or cut, especially one made to keep a tally.
    • A grievance or debt: An old grievance or debt, often one to be settled.

  2. Verb:

    • To gain points: To win or earn points in a game, sport, or test.
    • To make a mark: To cut or scratch a line or mark onto a surface.
    • To achieve or obtain: To achieve a success or obtain something desired.
    • To arrange music: To compose or arrange music for specific instruments or voices.
    • To evaluate or grade: To assign a grade or mark to a test or performance.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The final score was 3-1.
    • He bought three score years ago. (archaic/formal for sixty)
    • The conductor studied the orchestral score.
    • On that score, you are absolutely correct.
    • He made a score on the wood to mark the measurement.
    • He had an old score to settle with his rival.

  • Verb:

    • She scored the winning goal in the last minute.
    • Use a knife to score the surface of the dough before baking.
    • The company scored a major victory with the new contract.
    • The composer scored the piece for a full orchestra.
    • The teacher will score the exams this weekend.
Advanced Usage

  • "To know the score": To be aware of the true facts of a situation.

    • Don't worry about him; he knows the score and can handle the pressure.

  • "To settle an old score": To get revenge for a past wrong or grievance.

    • The movie is about a detective returning to his hometown to settle an old score.

  • "On the score of": For the reason of; because of.

    • The event was cancelled on the score of bad weather.
Variants and Related Words

  • Scorer (n): A player who scores points or goals.

    • He was the top scorer in the league.

  • Scoreboard (n): A large board for publicly displaying the score in a game or match.

    • Everyone looked at the scoreboard when the buzzer sounded.

  • Scorecard (n): A card for recording scores, especially in golf.

    • Keep track of your strokes on the scorecard.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Tally, mark, grade, result, account, grievance.
  • Verb: Earn, gain, achieve, notch, cut, grade, arrange.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Score off (someone): To gain an advantage over someone, especially in a clever or witty way.

    • In the debate, she always tried to score off her opponent.

  • Score out: To draw a line through something to delete it.

    • He scored out the wrong answer and wrote the correct one.
Related Idioms
  • "Four score and seven years ago": A famous phrase from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address meaning eighty-seven years ago (a score is twenty years).
  • "Score a point": To make a clever or effective remark in an argument.
    • With that witty reply, she really scored a point against her critic.
score

The team celebrated after the winning score.

Noun
  1. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
    • calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang
  2. the act of scoring in a game or sport
    • the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
  3. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    • holding a grudge
    • settling a score
  4. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
  5. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
    • add it to my score and I'll settle later
  6. the facts about an actual situation
    • he didn't know the score
  7. grounds
    • don't do it on my account
    • the paper was rejected on account of its length
    • he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful
  8. a set of twenty members
    • a score were sent out but only one returned
  9. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
    • the score was 7 to 0
  10. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
    • he studied the score of the sonata
  11. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
    • she made good marks in algebra
    • grade A milk
    • what was your score on your homework?
Verb
  1. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
    • grade tests
    • score the SAT essays
    • mark homework
  2. get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
    • She scored high on the SAT
    • He scored a 200
  3. induce to have sex
    • Harry finally seduced Sally
    • Did you score last night?
    • Harry made Sally
  4. write a musical score for
  5. make underscoring marks
  6. make small marks into the surface of
    • score the clay before firing it
  7. gain points in a game
    • The home team scored many times
    • He hit a home run
    • He hit .300 in the past season

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