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score

/skˈɔɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
    “she made good marks in algebra”
  2. 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”
  3. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
    “the score was 7 to 0”
  4. a set of twenty members
    “a score were sent out but only one returned”
  5. grounds
    “don't do it on my account”
  6. the facts about an actual situation
    “he didn't know the score”
  7. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
    “add it to my score and I'll settle later”
  8. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
  9. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    “holding a grudge”
  10. the act of scoring in a game or sport
    “the winning score came with less than a minute left to play”
  11. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
    “calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang”

verb

  1. gain points in a game
    “The home team scored many times”
  2. make small marks into the surface of
    “score the clay before firing it”
  3. make underscoring marks
  4. write a musical score for
  5. induce to have sex
    “Harry finally seduced Sally”
  6. get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
    “She scored high on the SAT”
  7. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
    “grade tests”

Synonyms for score

Words that rhyme with score

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