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"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • 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.
  • A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
    • usage: "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
  • 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"

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"
  • Make small marks into the surface of.
    • usage: "score the clay before firing it"
  • Make underscoring marks.
  • Write a musical score for.
  • Induce to have sex.
    • usage: "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night"; "Harry made Sally"
  • 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"
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