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| 1. | [ verb ] (sport) gain points in a game | |
| Synonyms: | hit rack_up tally | |
| Examples: | "The home team scored many times" "He hit a home run" "He hit .300 in the past season" |
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| Related terms: | gain walk have equalize par shoot ace kick eagle convert convert convert hole_up homer scorer compete | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (education) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | |
| Synonyms: | mark grade | |
| Examples: | "she made good marks in algebra" "grade A milk" "what was your score on your homework?" |
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| Related terms: | evaluation quartile centile grade_point decile rate grade | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make small marks into the surface of | |
| Synonyms: | mark nock | |
| Examples: | "score the clay before firing it" |
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| Related terms: | notch scribe scotch scarify line scar mark scorer | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages | |
| Synonyms: | musical_score | |
| Examples: | "he studied the score of the sonata" |
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| Related terms: | sheet_music musical_notation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a set of twenty members | |
| Examples: | "a score were sent out but only one returned" |
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| Related terms: | set | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (mathematics,sport) a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest | |
| Examples: | "the score was 7 to 0" |
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| Related terms: | number game par basketball_score eagle football_score double-bogey duck birdie baseball_score love match bowling_score bogey double_eagle point | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make underscoring marks | |
| Synonyms: | mark | |
| Related terms: | record cancel mark | |
| 8. | [ noun ] grounds | |
| Synonyms: | account | |
| Examples: | "don't do it on my account" "the paper was rejected on account of its length" "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" |
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| Related terms: | reason | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the facts about an actual situation | |
| Examples: | "he didn't know the score" |
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| Related terms: | fact | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (music) write a musical score for | |
| Related terms: | compose orchestrate music | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units | |
| Synonyms: | 20 twenty xx | |
| Related terms: | cardinal | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (sexuality) induce to have sex | |
| Synonyms: | make seduce | |
| Examples: | "Harry finally seduced Sally" "Did you score last night?" "Harry made Sally" |
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| Related terms: | persuade seduce seducer love | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (business) an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar) | |
| Examples: | "add it to my score and I'll settle later" |
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| Related terms: | debt | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | |
| Synonyms: | scotch | |
| Related terms: | incision scotch | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (sport) the act of scoring in a game or sport | |
| Examples: | "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" |
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| Related terms: | success goal run bull's_eye touchdown conversion field_goal strike conversion equalizer basket hat_trick break safety open_frame spare | |
| 16. | [ verb ] get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance | |
| Examples: | "She scored high on the SAT" "He scored a 200" |
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| Related terms: | achieve test mark | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation | |
| Synonyms: | grudge grievance | |
| Examples: | "holding a grudge" "settling a score" |
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| Related terms: | resentment stew | |
| 18. | [ verb ] assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | |
| Synonyms: | mark grade | |
| Examples: | "grade tests" "score the SAT essays" "mark homework" |
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| Related terms: | measure grading grader gradation | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (sexuality) a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse | |
| Synonyms: | sexual_conquest | |
| Examples: | "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" |
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| Related terms: | seduction seduce | |
| Similar spelling: |
Schor screw scree scare scarey screwy Schorr scar scry Schur scour Scher scary scoria Schier Scherr Scheer Schear Schaer Schwer scurry Schurr Schiro Schaar |
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