score

[ skawr, skohr ]

/ skɔr, skoʊr /

noun, plural scores, score for 11.

the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.

the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play, game, etc.

an act or instance of making or earning a point or points.

Education, Psychology. the performance of an individual or sometimes of a group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol.

a notch, scratch, or incision; a stroke or line.

a notch or mark for keeping an account or record.

a reckoning or account so kept; tally.

any account showing indebtedness.

an amount recorded as due.

a line drawn as a boundary, the starting point of a race, a goal line, etc.

a group or set of 20: about a score of years ago.

scores, a great many: Scores of people were at the dance.

a reason, ground, or cause: to complain on the score of low pay.

Informal.

the basic facts, point of progress, etc., regarding a situation: What's the score on Saturday's picnic?
a successful move, remark, etc.

Music.

a written or printed piece of music with all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on staves, one under the other.
the music itself.
the music played as background to or part of a movie, play, or television presentation.

Slang.

a success in finding a willing sexual partner; sexual conquest.
a purchase or acquisition of illicit drugs, as heroin or cocaine.
a single payoff obtained through graft by a police officer, especially from a narcotics violator.
a successful robbery; theft.
any success, triumph, happy acquisition, gift, or win.
the victim of a robbery or swindle.

verb (used with object), scored, scor·ing.

to gain for addition to one's score in a game or match.

to make a score of: He scored 98 on the test.

to have as a specified value in points: Four aces score 100.

Education, Psychology. to evaluate the responses a person has made on (a test or an examination).

Music.

to orchestrate.
to write out in score.
to compose the music for (a movie, play, television show, etc.)

Cookery. to cut ridges or lines into (meat, fish, etc.) with shallow slashes, usually in a diamond pattern, before cooking.

to make notches, cuts, marks, or lines in or on.

to record or keep a record of (points, items, etc.), by or as if by notches, marks, etc.; tally; reckon (often followed by up).

to write down as a debt.

to record as a debtor.

to gain, achieve, or win: The play scored a great success.

Slang.

to obtain (a drug) illicitly.
to steal.
to acquire; be given.

to berate or censure: The newspapers scored the mayor severely for the announcement.

to crease (paper or cardboard) so that it can be folded easily and without damage.

verb (used without object), scored, scor·ing.

to make a point or points in a game or contest.

to keep score, as of a game.

to achieve an advantage or a success: The new product scored with the public.

to make notches, cuts, lines, etc.

to run up a score or debt.

Slang.

to succeed in finding a willing sexual partner; have coitus.
to purchase or obtain drugs illicitly.
to elicit and accept a bribe.

Idioms for score

pay off/settle a score, to avenge a wrong; retaliate: In the Old West they paid off a score with bullets.

Origin of score

before 1100; (noun) Middle English; late Old English scora, score (plural; singular *scoru) group of twenty (apparently orig. notch) < Old Norse skor notch; (v.) Middle English scoren to incise, mark with lines, tally debts < Old Norse skora to notch, count by tallies; later v. senses derivative of the noun; akin to shear

OTHER WORDS FROM score

score·less, adjective scor·er, noun non·scor·ing, adjective out·score, verb (used with object), out·scored, out·scor·ing.

re·score, verb, re·scored, re·scor·ing. un·scored, adjective un·scor·ing, adjective well-scored, adjective

Words nearby score

scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching, scordatura, scordinema, score, score draw, score off, score out, scoreboard, scorecard

Example sentences from the Web for scoring

He went on to lead Mumbai in scoring in a season that he began at age 15, making the international team at 16.

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According to Merritt, at the time of the killings they were thrilled about scoring a big deal in Saudi Arabia.

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As governors, they have to be more interested in solving problems than scoring political points.

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We were scoring it like the Olympics: presentation, technique.

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As with any negotiation, what matters in the end is getting the desired outcome, not just scoring points along the way.

It’s Time to Nail the Iran Nuke Deal |Rep. Rush Holt, Kate Gould |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"A hundred aces," broke in Plank's heavy voice as he played the last trick and picked up the scoring card and pencil.

The Fighting Chance |Robert W. Chambers
No stealing of runs, no scoring off straight balls, no gallery play—till victory was assured.

The Hill |Horace Annesley Vachell
Consider, too, the extraordinary antics of the press over the methods of scoring in the cricket championship.

If I May |A. A. Milne
The ball went over Martin's head, scoring Homans with the first run of the game.

The Young Pitcher |Zane Grey
If they only knew enough to offer their contributions to suitable markets, they soon would be scoring successes.

If You Don't Write Fiction |Charles Phelps Cushing

British Dictionary definitions for scoring (1 of 2)

scoring

/ (ˈskɔːrɪŋ) /

noun

the act or practice of scoring

orchestration See orchestrate

British Dictionary definitions for scoring (2 of 2)

score

/ (skɔː) /

noun

an evaluative, usually numerical, record of a competitive game or match

the total number of points made by a side or individual in a game or match

the act of scoring, esp a point or points

the score informal the actual situation; the true facts to know the score

US and Canadian the result of a test or exam

a group or set of twenty three score years and ten

(usually plural foll by of) a great number; lots I have scores of things to do

music

the written or printed form of a composition in which the instrumental or vocal parts appear on separate staves vertically arranged on large pages (full score) or in a condensed version, usually for piano (short score) or voices and piano (vocal score)
the incidental music for a film or play
the songs, music, etc, for a stage or film musical

a mark or notch, esp one made in keeping a tally

an account of amounts due

an amount recorded as due

a reason or account the book was rejected on the score of length

a grievance

a line marking a division or boundary
(as modifier)score line

informal the victim of a theft or swindle

dancing notation indicating a dancer's moves

over the score informal excessive; unfair

settle a score or pay off a score

to avenge a wrong
to repay a debt

verb

to gain (a point or points) in a game or contest

(tr) to make a total score of to score twelve

to keep a record of the score (of)

(tr) to be worth (a certain amount) in a game

(tr) US and Canadian to evaluate (a test or exam) numerically; mark

(tr) to record by making notches in

to make (cuts, lines, etc) in or on

(intr) slang to obtain something desired, esp to purchase an illegal drug

(intr) slang (of a man) to be successful in seducing a person

(tr)

to set or arrange (a piece of music) for specific instruments or voices
to write the music for (a film, play, etc)

to achieve (success or an advantage) your idea really scored with the boss

(tr) mainly US and Canadian to criticize harshly; berate

to accumulate or keep a record of (a debt)

Derived forms of score

scorer, noun

Word Origin for score

Old English scora; related to Old Norse skor notch, tally, twenty

Idioms and Phrases with scoring

score

see box score; know the score; pay off (an old score); settle a score.

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noun, plural scores, score for 11.

verb (used with object), scored, scor·ing.

verb (used without object), scored, scor·ing.

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score

noun, plural scores, score for 11.

verb (used with object), scored, scor·ing.

verb (used without object), scored, scor·ing.

Idioms for score

Origin of score

OTHER WORDS FROM score

Words nearby score

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