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score

24 definitions • 41 examples
1
to win or get a point, goal, etc. in a competition, sport, or game:

Examples:

Tennant scored in the last minute of the game.
She has scored over twenty goals for her team this season.
She scored 18 out of 20 in the spelling test.
2
to get a particular number of points on a test or in an examination:

Examples:

She did well in her exam, scoring 85, well above the necessary 60.
All the youngsters scored well in intelligence tests.
3
to count or decide on the number of points someone gets on a test or in an examination:

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4
to record the number of points won by competitors:

Examples:

We need someone to score for tomorrow's match.
5
to succeed in an activity or to achieve something:

Examples:

She has certainly scored a success with her latest novel.
His 2018 teen comedy scored with audiences, if not with critics.
Nearly every bomb scored a hit.
UK You have a lot of patience - that's where you score over (= are better than) your opponents.
6
to get something:

Examples:

I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final.
7
to get illegal drugs:

Examples:

She tried to score some dope in a nightclub.
8
to have sex with someone that you have usually just met:

Examples:

Did you score last night, then?
9
to make a mark or cut on the surface of something hard with a pointed tool, or to draw a line through writing:

Examples:

If you score the tile first, it will be easier to break.
10
to write or change a piece of music for particular instruments or voices:

Examples:

This piece is scored for strings and woodwind.
11
the number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition:

Examples:

a high/low score
Have you heard the latest cricket score?
At half time, the score stood at (= was) two all.
The final score was 3–0.
Could you keep (= record) the score at this afternoon's game?
12
the number of points someone gets on a test or in an examination:

Examples:

Only 939 out of approximately 1.4 million high school seniors achieved the perfect score.
13
a piece of written music showing the parts for all the instruments and voices:

Examples:

an orchestral score
14
the music written for a film, play, etc.:

Examples:

a film score
Rodgers wrote the score for/of/to "Oklahoma!".
15
20 or approximately 20:

Examples:

He lived to be three score years and ten (= until he was 70 years old).
16

Examples:

People are leaving the organization by the score.
17
a lot of things or people:

Examples:

scores of Sean received cards from scores of local well-wishers.
18
about the thing or subject that has just been mentioned:

Examples:

I'll let you have the money, so there's nothing to worry about on that score.
19
to win or obtain a point or something else that gives you an advantage in a competitive activity, such as a sport, game, or test:

Examples:

[ I ] Has either team scored yet?
[ T ] The Packers scored a touchdown with two minutes to go in the football game.
[ T ] A student from Gettysburg scored a perfect 1600 points on the college entrance exam.
[ T ] fig. He scored (= obtained) a deal with a recording label two years ago.
20
a piece of written music showing the parts for all the different instruments and voices, or the music written for a movie or other entertainment
21
a particular matter among others related to it:

Examples:

I’ll let you have the money, so there’s nothing to worry about on that score.
22
(a set or group of) 20:

Examples:

Brandon received cards from scores of (= many) local well-wishers.
23
the number of points achieved or obtained in a game or other competition:

Examples:

The final score was 103–90.
Who’s going to keep score when we play bridge?
infml So what’s the score (= what are the facts of this situation), doctor? Is it serious?
24
abbreviation for Service Corps of Retired Executives: an organization in the US that provides free help and advice to small businesses

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