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Score
skɔː
- the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual
"the final score was 4–3 to Royston"
- an act of gaining a goal or point in a game
- a rating or grade, such as a mark achieved in a test
"an IQ score of 161"
- the state of affairs; the facts about the present situation
"‘What's wrong Simon? What's the score?’"
- a group or set of twenty or about twenty
"a score of men lost their lives in the battle"
- a large number of people or things
"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 film or play
"a film score"
- a notch or line cut or scratched into a surface
"check the shaft for scratches and scores"
- a running account kept by marks against a customer's name, typically in a public house
- an act of buying illegal drugs
"she made her first score from a dealer in Times Square"
- the proceeds of a crime
"when an opportunity arises to make a big score off a robbery, he jumps a bit too eagerly at the chance"
- gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game
"McCartney scored a fine goal"
- decide on the score to be awarded to (a competitor)
"the judge must score each dog and handler against this standard"
- be worth (a number of points)
"a yes answer scores ten points"
- decide on the scores to be awarded in (a match 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"
- cause (a teammate) to score
"Abe Herbst singled, scoring Norman and Lang"
- 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 film 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"
scratch cut make a notch/notches in make a groove/grooves in notch incise scrape nick snick chip gouge slit gash- delete text by drawing a line through it
- record (a total owed) by making marks against a customer's name
"a slate on which the old man scored up vast accounts"
- secure (a success or an advantage)
"the band scored a hit single"
be successful be a success achieve success win triumph make an impression have an impact go down well get an enthusiastic reception- buy or acquire (something, typically illegal drugs)
"Sally had scored some acid"
- succeed in attracting a sexual partner for a casual encounter
"he thought he could score with women by telling crude jokes"
- examine (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"