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noun
- 1. the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual: "the final score was 25–16 in favor of Washington" Similar
- 2. a group or set of twenty or about twenty: "a score of men lost their lives in the battle"
verb
- 1. gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game: "Penn State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter" Similar
- 2. 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" Similar
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Jul 10, 2012 · The meaning of SCORE is twenty. How to use score in a sentence. twenty; a group of 20 things —often used in combination with a cardinal number; an indefinitely large number…
to win or get a point, goal, etc. in a competition, sport, or game: Tennant scored in the last minute of the game. She has scored over twenty goals for her team this season. In American football, a touchdown scores (= is worth) six points. She scored 18 out of 20 in the spelling test.
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. To score in a game is to achieve points or goals. In school, you get a score, or a grade, on your tests and papers.
31 meanings: 1. an evaluative, usually numerical, record of a competitive game or match 2. the total number of points made by a.... Click for more definitions.
score (something) The army continued to score successes in the south. Lewis scored a win with a hugely funny sketch about a car salesman. She's scored again with her latest blockbuster.
SCORE definition: 1. the number of points someone gets in a game or test: 2. a large number of people or things: 3…. Learn more.
noun. , plural scores, score. the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match. the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play, game, etc. an act or instance of making or earning a point or points.
[countable] a cut in a surface, made with a sharp tool. facts about situation. the score [singular] (informal) the real facts about the present situation What's the score? You don't have to lie to me. I know the score. Idioms. even the score. to harm or punish someone who has harmed or cheated you in the past. on that/this score.
score meaning, definition, what is score: the number of points that each team or p...: Learn more.
to show that you are better than someone, especially by making clever remarks, for example in an argument. score points (with somebody) to please someone, or make them like you Coming late to work won't score points with the boss. See score in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: score.
