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score
[ skawr, skohr ]
noun
- the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play, game, etc.
- an act or instance of making or earning a point or points.
- Education, Psychology. the performance of an individual or sometimes of a group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol.
- a notch, scratch, or incision; a stroke or line.
- a notch or mark for keeping an account or record.
- a reckoning or account so kept; tally.
- any account showing indebtedness.
- an amount recorded as due.
- a line drawn as a boundary, the starting point of a race, a goal line, etc.
- a group or set of 20:
about a score of years ago.
- scores, a great many:
Scores of people were at the dance.
- a reason, ground, or cause:
to complain on the score of low pay.
- Informal.
- the basic facts, point of progress, etc., regarding a situation:
What's the score on Saturday's picnic?
- a successful move, remark, etc.
- Music.
- a written or printed piece of music with all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on staves, one under the other.
- the music itself.
- the music played as background to or part of a movie, play, or television presentation.
- Slang.
- a success in finding a willing sexual partner; sexual conquest.
- a purchase or acquisition of illicit drugs, as heroin or cocaine.
- a single payoff obtained through graft by a police officer, especially from a narcotics violator.
- a successful robbery; theft.
- any success, triumph, happy acquisition, gift, or win.
- the victim of a robbery or swindle.
verb (used with object)
- to gain for addition to one's score in a game or match.
- to make a score of:
He scored 98 on the test.
- to have as a specified value in points:
Four aces score 100.
- Education, Psychology. to evaluate the responses a person has made on (a test or an examination).
- Music.
- to orchestrate.
- to write out in score.
- to compose the music for (a movie, play, television show, etc.)
- Cooking. to cut ridges or lines into (meat, fish, etc.) with shallow slashes, usually in a diamond pattern, before cooking.
- to make notches, cuts, marks, or lines in or on.
- to record or keep a record of (points, items, etc.), by or as if by notches, marks, etc.; tally; reckon (often followed by up ).
- to write down as a debt.
- to record as a debtor.
- to gain, achieve, or win:
The play scored a great success.
- Slang.
- to obtain (a drug) illicitly.
- to steal.
- to acquire; be given.
- to berate or censure:
The newspapers scored the mayor severely for the announcement.
- to crease (paper or cardboard) so that it can be folded easily and without damage.
verb (used without object)
- to make a point or points in a game or contest.
- to keep score, as of a game.
- to achieve an advantage or a success:
The new product scored with the public.
- to make notches, cuts, lines, etc.
- to run up a score or debt.
- Slang.
- to succeed in finding a willing sexual partner; have sexual intercourse.
- to purchase or obtain drugs illicitly.
- to elicit and accept a bribe.
score
/ 蝉办蓴藧 /
noun
- an evaluative, usually numerical, record of a competitive game or match
- the total number of points made by a side or individual in a game or match
- the act of scoring, esp a point or points
- the score informal.the actual situation; the true facts
to know the score
- the result of a test or exam
- a group or set of twenty
three score years and ten
- usually pluralfoll byof a great number; lots
I have scores of things to do
- music
- the written or printed form of a composition in which the instrumental or vocal parts appear on separate staves vertically arranged on large pages ( full score ) or in a condensed version, usually for piano ( short score ) or voices and piano ( vocal score )
- the incidental music for a film or play
- the songs, music, etc, for a stage or film musical
- a mark or notch, esp one made in keeping a tally
- an account of amounts due
- an amount recorded as due
- a reason or account
the book was rejected on the score of length
- a grievance
- a line marking a division or boundary
- ( as modifier )
score line
- informal.the victim of a theft or swindle
- dancing notation indicating a dancer's moves
- over the score informal.excessive; unfair
- settle a score or pay off a score
- to avenge a wrong
- to repay a debt
verb
- to gain (a point or points) in a game or contest
- tr to make a total score of
to score twelve
- to keep a record of the score (of)
- tr to be worth (a certain amount) in a game
- tr to evaluate (a test or exam) numerically; mark
- tr to record by making notches in
- to make (cuts, lines, etc) in or on
- slang.intr to obtain something desired, esp to purchase an illegal drug
- slang.intr (of a man) to be successful in seducing a person
- tr
- to set or arrange (a piece of music) for specific instruments or voices
- to write the music for (a film, play, etc)
- to achieve (success or an advantage)
your idea really scored with the boss
- tr to criticize harshly; berate
- to accumulate or keep a record of (a debt)
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉肠辞谤别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉肠辞谤别顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 蝉肠辞谤顎侥谤 noun
- 苍辞苍路蝉肠辞谤顎僫苍驳 adjective
- 辞耻迟顎却肠辞谤别顎 verb (used with object) outscored outscoring
- 谤别路蝉肠辞谤别顎 verb rescored rescoring
- 耻苍路蝉肠辞谤别诲顎 adjective
- 耻苍路蝉肠辞谤顎僫苍驳 adjective
- 飞别濒濒顎-蝉肠辞谤别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of score1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of score1
Idioms and Phrases
- pay off / settle a score, to avenge a wrong; retaliate:
In the Old West they paid off a score with bullets.
More idioms and phrases containing score
see box score ; know the score ; pay off (an old score) ; settle a score .Example Sentences
The Ducks, embracing a full rebuild, scored more points last season than they had in six years.
That six-hitting lit up the most glamourous of cricketing stages on Monday when the teenager became the youngest player to score a century in men's T20 cricket.
Inmates鈥 risk score, which takes into account their behavior, participation in rehabilitative programs and their health records, could also be affected, she said.
Then, scores of federal Head Start workers were laid off in February, followed by the closure of five of 12 regional offices in April, including the Region 9 office, which oversees California.
Like, you shouldn鈥檛 be discouraged when he got a triple-double and the score is good for us.
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What is a basic definition of听score?
A score is the tally of points that have been earned by competitors in a game. To score is to add points to this tally during a game. Score also refers to a set of 20 items. Score has many other senses, both as a noun and a verb.
The score of a game or competition is the record of how many points have been earned during the game. A game in which no points are gained at all is referred to as scoreless.
Real-life examples: France won the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Croatia with a score of 4-2. In 2020, the final score of Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers was 31-20.
Used in a sentence: I volunteered to keep track of the score of the children鈥檚 baseball game.听
Related to this sense, score means to gain points or otherwise add to a person鈥檚 or team鈥檚 score during a game. A player that gains points is called a scorer. The person who keeps track of the score is also called a scorer, or more frequently a scorekeeper. A player, team, or maneuver that doesn鈥檛 gain any points is referred to as nonscoring.
Real-life examples: Soccer players score goals. Basketball players score baskets. Football players score touchdowns.
Used in a sentence: She scored 50 points by hitting the bullseye.听
Score is also a group or set of 20 items.
Real-life examples: Abraham Lincoln famously said that America was founded 鈥渇our score and seven years ago鈥 during his Gettysburg Address in 1863. Lincoln was referring to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which occurred 87 (four score plus seven) years prior to Lincoln鈥檚 speech.
Used in a sentence: He bought a score of donuts from the bakery.
Where does听score come from?
The first records of score come from before the 1100s. The noun ultimately comes from the Old Norse skor, meaning 鈥渘otch or tally鈥 or 鈥20.鈥 The verb ultimately comes from the Old Norse skora, meaning 鈥渢o notch鈥 or 鈥渢o count by tallies.鈥
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What are some other forms related to score?
- scoreless (adjective)
- scorer (noun)
- nonscoring (adjective)
- outscore (verb)
- rescore (verb)
- unscored (adjective)
- unscoring (adjective)
What are some synonyms for score?
What are some words that share a root or word element with score?听
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What are some words that often get used in discussing score?
How is听score used in real life?
Score is a common word that often refers to point tallies in 亚洲网紅露点 or an act of a player earning points.
We're heading to the top of the 9th from Globe Life Park with the Rangers beating the Yankees, 6-1.
The final score of Game 6 of the 2010 ALCS that sent the Rangers to their first World Series? Rangers 6, Yankees 1
鈥 Jared Sandler (@JaredSandler)
My son won his hockey game today, 6-4. He scored three goals.
鈥 Sarah Lerner, Quaranteacher (@mrs_lerner)
"Four score and seven years ago鈥" On this day in history, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address.
鈥 MyHeritage (@MyHeritage)
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Is score used correctly in the following sentence?
The soccer game ended with a tied score of 2-2.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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