26984 words

scored

11 definitions • 18 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
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.
3
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.
4
to count or decide on the number of points someone gets on a test or in an examination:

Examples:

Safeguards are built in to ensure that the tests are scored correctly.
5
to record the number of points won by competitors:

Examples:

We need someone to score for tomorrow's match.
6
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.
7
to get something:

Examples:

I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final.
8
to get illegal drugs:

Examples:

She tried to score some dope in a nightclub.
9
to have sex with someone that you have usually just met:

Examples:

Did you score last night, then?
10
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.
11
to write or change a piece of music for particular instruments or voices:

Examples:

This piece is scored for strings and woodwind.

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