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Definition: Meaning of, score in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / skɔː /

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score scores
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  1. in a game the number of points that each team or player has won in a game or competition
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  2. in a test or experiment the number of points a student has earned for correct answers in a test
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  3. in a test or experiment the number of points that a person or group of people gets in a scientific test or EXPERIMENT
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  4. music a written or printed copy of a piece of music, especially for a large group of performers, or the music itself
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  5. on that score spoken concerning the particular thing you have just mentioned
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  6. know the score informal to know the real facts of a situation, including any unpleasant ones
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  7. settle a score to do something to harm or hurt someone who has harmed or hurt you in the past
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  8. mark a mark that has been cut onto a surface with a sharp tool
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score scored scored
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scoring scores
  1. win points [intransitive and transitive] to win a point in a sport, game, competition, or test
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  2. give points [transitive] to give a particular number of points in a game, competition, test, or EXPERIMENT [=  mark]
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  3. score points also score off somebody British English to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else
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  4. score points informal to do or say something to please someone or to make them respect you
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  5. succeed [intransitive and transitive] informal to be very successful in something you do
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  6. have sex [intransitive] informal to have sex with someone, especially someone you have just met
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  7. line [transitive] to mark a line on a piece of paper, wood etc using a sharp instrument
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  8. music [transitive usually passive] to arrange a piece of music for a group of instruments or voices
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  9. get drugs [intransitive and transitive] informal to manage to buy or get illegal drugs
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  1. plural score a group of 20, or about 20, people or things
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  2. scores of something a lot of people or things
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  3. by the score in large numbers
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score used in phrases

  • Apgar score (noun)
    1. an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and colour and reflex responsiveness
  • baseball score (noun)
    1. the score of a baseball game
  • basketball score (noun)
    1. the score in a basketball game
  • bowling score (noun)
    1. the score in a bowling match
  • football score (noun)
    1. football the score in a football game
  • know the score (verb)
    1. be well-informed
  • line score (noun)
    1. usually in tabular form a summary of the scoring in a game
  • musical score (noun)
    1. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
  • score draw (noun)
    1. a football match in which both teams score at least one GOAL and the final score is 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 etc
  • score paper (noun)
    1. paper with lines appropriate for writing music
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score used in phrasal verbs

  • score off (phrasal verb)
    1. score off someone to gain an advantage over someone
  • score out (phrasal verb)
    1. to draw a line through written words
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