score
score
skɔr
skawr
/skɔː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "score"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ, āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ

a number representing the points, goals, etc. a player achieves in a competition or game
score definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The disappointing golf course score motivated him to practice more.
āĻ—āϞāĻĢ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ⧇ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϜāύāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ, āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ

the result of an exam that is shown by a letter or number
score definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The student 's score improved after extra tutoring.
02

a written representation of a musical composition, showing parts for different instruments on separate staves

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The composer prepared a score for the symphony.
2.1

āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ, āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ

the music composed for a movie
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The orchestra rehearsed tirelessly to perfect the intricate score for the upcoming ballet performance.
āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ, āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ

a set or group of twenty or approximately twenty people or things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher divided the students into scores for the class activity.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

facts or details about an actual situation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
What 's the score on the negotiations?
05

the action of earning points in a game or sport

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each successful kick added to the score during the game.
06

a sexual conquest or seduction resulting in intercourse

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The novel depicts a young man chasing his scores.
07

a grievance or resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Old scores sometimes affect new relationships.
08

a slight cut, groove, or notch, often made to keep a tally

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He kept scores on the wall to track days.
09

an amount due, often for food, drink, or minor debts

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She paid her score after lunch.
01

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to gain a point, goal, etc. in a game, competition, or sport
Transitive: to score a point or goal
Intransitive
to score definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Maria scored three points with that move.
āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧇āχ āϚāϞāύ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make shallow cuts or marks on a surface
Transitive: to score a surface
to score definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To facilitate folding, she decided to score the cardboard along the intended crease lines.
āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assign or determine a rating to be given to a competitor's performance
Transitive: to score a competitor or their performance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The panel of referees will score each gymnast's routine to determine the winner of the competition.
āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be assigned a certain numerical value as indicator of quality of performance
Transitive: to score a numerical value
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Correctly answering a difficult question will score ten points in the trivia competition.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻļ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
05

āϝ⧌āύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to successfully engage in a sexual encounter, typically of a casual nature
Intransitive: to score with sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His smooth talking and charm helped him score with a stranger he met online.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āϰāϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to write or compose music, typically for various instruments or voices
Transitive: to score music
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He scored music for films, creating memorable soundtracks throughout his career.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āϰāϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to gain an advantage that makes one ultimately succeed
Transitive: to score an advantage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
By leveraging his connections and skills, he managed to score a lucrative business deal.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻ­āϜāύāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāύāĨ¤
08

āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to record or keep track of the points, goals, or runs achieved by players or teams during a game or contest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is scoring the points for both teams.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to successfully obtain or achieve something desired
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She scored a promotion after months of hard work.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻā§‹āĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

scoreless
underscore
score
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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