When you're playing a game, your score is the number of points you have. If the score of a basketball game is 34 to 34, it means both teams have 34 points the score is tied.
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
Noun
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score'' was a typical example of male slang"
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the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
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a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student''s performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
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the facts about an actual situation; "he didn''t know the score"
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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"
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a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
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a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"
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grounds; "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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a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
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a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
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an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I''ll settle later"
Verb
assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
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make underscoring marks
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gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
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get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
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make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
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induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
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write a musical score for
n.
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally
mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
n.
An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence,
indebtedness.
n.
Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
n.
The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or
tally; hence, in pl., a large number.
n.
A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient
archery and gunnery.
n.
A weight of twenty pounds.
n.
The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of
them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
n.
A line drawn; a groove or furrow.
n.
The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a
composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices
written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a
glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn
through all the parts.
v. t.
To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches
or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for
hewing; to score the back with a lash.
v. t.
Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches,
for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.
v. t.
To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or
account of; to set down; to record; to charge.
v. t.
To engrave, as upon a shield.
v. t.
To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.
v. t.
To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to
score an overture for an orchestra. See Score, n., 9.
n.
To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of
New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.
Score
Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used.2.
He parted well, and paid his score.3.
But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on the same score.
You act your kindness in Cydria's score.4.
Amongst three or four score hogsheads.
At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by score.5.
Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it?
Score
Let us score their backs.
A briar in that tangled wilderness Had scored her white right hand.2.
Madam, I know when, Instead of five, you scored me ten.
Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score.4.
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow;
Usage Examples
I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.
There's kind of a cool feel that happens every now and then. I guess that feel is the thing that makes the score its own score. But, I don't know exactly what that is. So, it's hard for me to answer that question.
I had to do this very aggressive, big score in a very short time, and knowing that in the beginning, middle, and end would be this very, very famous theme, but I still had to weave a score around it and make it work as a score was really challenging.
You only need to make one big score in finance to be a hero forever.
Oh, and once, when I was in the Marines, I got a perfect score on my physical fitness test.
The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy, the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument.
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Other Usage ExamplesWe have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.
I really believe that what happens one day affects the next, and I think that came from that experience of learning that if I told the score inning by inning, play by play, it built up to its natural climax.
Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
I write plays and movies, I live and work at the borderline between word and image just as any cartoonist or illustrator does. I'm not a pure writer. I use words as the score for kinetic imagistic representations.
I tend to score with songs from Western pop music.
Sometimes in football you have to score goals.
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