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   score

   /skôr/

   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 resultoutcomenumber of goals/runs/pointstotalsum totaltallycount
   • ▪ an act of gaining a point, goal, or run in a game. informal
   • ▪ a rating or grade, such as a mark achieved in a test: "an IQ score of 161" Similar ratinggrademarkpercentage
   • ▪ the state of affairs; the real facts about the present situation: informal "“Hey, what's the score here, what's goin' on?”" Similar the situationthe positionthe factsthe truth of the matterthe (true) state of affairsthe picturethe storyhow things standthe lie of the landthe state of playthe lay of the landinformal:the setupwhat's what
   • ▪ an act of buying illegal drugs: informal "she made her first score from a dealer in Times Square"
   • ▪ the proceeds of a crime: informal "robbers usually case a score a few times before they go in"
   • 2. a group or set of twenty or about twenty: "a score of men lost their lives in the battle"
   • ▪ a large amount or number of something: "he sent scores of enthusiastic letters to friends" Similar a great manya lota great/good deala large/great number/amountgreat quantitiesplentya hosthostsa crowdcrowdsdrovesa bevybeviesan armyarmiesa hordehordesa flockflocksherdsa throngthrongslegionsa multitudemultitudesa swarmswarmscopiousabundantprofusean abundancea profusioninformal:lotsumpteenloadsmassesstacksscadsheapspilesbagstonsoodlesdozenshundredsthousandsmillionsbillionszillionsmore … than one can shake a stick atshedloadsa shedloada slewa bunchgazillionsgobsbazillionsa swagvulgar slang:a shitloadliterary:myriaddiversOpposite few
   • 3. a written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other.
   • ▪ the music composed for a movie or play: "a film score"
   • 4. a notch or line cut or scratched into a surface: "check the shaft for scratches and scores" Similar scratchnicknotchsnickscrapegroovechipcutgougeincisionslitgashmarkarchaic:scotch
   • ▪ a running account kept by marks against a customer's name, typically in a tavern. historical

   verb

   • 1. gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game: "Penn State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter" Similar getgainchalk upwinachieveattainmakerecordinformal:notch upbagknock uprack up
   • ▪ decide on the score to be awarded to (a competitor): "the judge must score each dog against this standard"
   • ▪ gain (a number of points) for a competitor; be worth: "each correct answer scores ten points"
   • ▪ decide on the scores to be awarded in (a game 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" Similar keep (the) scorekeep countkeep a recordkeep a tally
   • ▪ cause (a teammate) to score: "McNab singled, scoring Reynolds and Diaz"
   • ▪ secure (a success or an advantage): informal "the band scored a hit single" Similar be successfulbe a successachieve successwintriumphmake an impressionhave an impactgo down wellget an enthusiastic receptioninformal:be a hitbe a winnerbe a selloutgo down a storm
   • ▪ buy or acquire (something, typically illegal drugs): informal "Sally had scored some acid"
   • ▪ succeed in attracting a sexual partner for a casual encounter: informal "he thought he could score with women by telling crude jokes"
   • 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 orchestratearrangesetadaptwritecomposerare:instrument
   • ▪ compose the music for (a movie or play): "he'd previously scored the first and fifth films"
   • 3. cut or scratch a notch or line on (a surface): "score the card until you cut through" Similar scratchcutmake a notch/notches inmake a groove/grooves innotchincisescrapenicksnickchipgougeslitgashmarkcrosshatchcarveengravearchaic:scotch
   • ▪ record (a total owed) by making marks against a customer's name: historical "a slate on which the old man scored up vast accounts"
   • 4. 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"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscoru ‘set of twenty’, from Old Norse skor ‘notch, tally, twenty’, of Germanic origin; related to shear. The verb (late Middle English) is from Old Norse skora ‘make an incision’.

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