- nounscore (noun) · scores (plural noun) · the score (noun)
- the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual:"the final score was 25–16 in favor of Washington"
- informalan act of gaining a point, goal, or run in a game.
- a rating or grade, such as a mark achieved in a test:"an IQ score of 161"
- informal(the score)the state of affairs; the real facts about the present situation:"“Hey, what's the score here, what's goin' on?”"
- informalan act of buying illegal drugs:"she made her first score from a dealer in Times Square"
- informalthe proceeds of a crime:"robbers usually case a score a few times before they go in"
- a group or set of twenty or about twenty:"a score of men lost their lives in the battle" · "Doyle's success brought imitators by the score"
- (scores of)a large amount or number of something:"he sent scores of enthusiastic letters to friends"
- a written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other.
- the music composed for a movie or play:"a film score"
- a notch or line cut or scratched into a surface:"check the shaft for scratches and scores"
- historicala running account kept by marks against a customer's name, typically in a tavern.
verbscore (verb) · scores (third person present) · scored (past tense) · scored (past participle) · scoring (present participle)- gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:"Penn State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter" · "Martinez scored on Anderson's sacrifice fly"
- decide on the score to be awarded to (a competitor):"the judge must score each dog against this standard"
- gain (a number of points) for a competitor; be worth:"each correct answer scores ten points"
- decide on the scores to be awarded in (a game or competition):"the three judges each scored the bout 100–86 for the Panamanian"
- record the score during a game; act as scorer:"the important thing is to score neatly"
- baseballcause (a teammate) to score:"McNab singled, scoring Reynolds and Diaz"
- informalsecure (a success or an advantage):"the band scored a hit single"
- informalbuy or acquire (something, typically illegal drugs):"Sally had scored some acid"
- informalsucceed in attracting a sexual partner for a casual encounter:"he thought he could score with women by telling crude jokes"
- orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments:"the Quartet Suite was scored for flute, violin, viola da gamba, and continuo"
- compose the music for (a movie or play):"he'd previously scored the first and fifth films"
- cut or scratch a notch or line on (a surface):"score the card until you cut through"
- historicalrecord (a total owed) by making marks against a customer's name:"a slate on which the old man scored up vast accounts"
- medicinebiologyexamine (experimentally treated cells, bacterial colonies, etc.), making a record of the number showing a particular character:"the aim should be to score between fifty and one hundred mitotic cells"
Originlate Old English scoru ‘set of twenty’, from Old Norse skor ‘notch, tally, twenty’, of Germanic origin; related to shear. The verb (late Middle English) is from Old Norse skora ‘make an incision’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual:
- a notch or line cut or scratched into a surface:
verb- gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:
- record the score during a game; act as scorer:
- secure (a success or an advantage):
- buy or acquire (something, typically illegal drugs):
- orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments:
- cut or scratch a notch or line on (a surface):
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