What is the meaning of score?

noun

• A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance. )
  • usage: "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework"
  • synonyms: mark, grade
• A written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages.
  • usage: "he studied the score of the sonata"
  • synonyms: musical score
• A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.
  • usage: "the score was 7 to 0"
• A set of twenty members.
  • usage: "a score were sent out but only one returned"
• Grounds.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: account
• The facts about an actual situation.
  • usage: "he didn't know the score"
• An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar. )
  • usage: "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
• A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally.
  • synonyms: scotch
• A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
  • usage: "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
  • synonyms: grudge, grievance
• The act of scoring in a game or sport.
  • usage: "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
• A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse.
  • usage: "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"
  • synonyms: sexual conquest

verb

• Gain points in a game.
  • usage: "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit. 300 in the past season"
  • synonyms: hit, tally, rack up
• Make small marks into the surface of.
  • usage: "score the clay before firing it"
  • synonyms: nock, mark
• Make underscoring marks.
  • synonyms: mark
• Write a musical score for.
• Induce to have sex.
  • usage: "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night"; "Harry made Sally"
  • synonyms: seduce, make
• Get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance.
  • usage: "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
• Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.
  • usage: "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
  • synonyms: grade, mark