score (skôr, sk r)n. 1. A notch or incision, especially one that is made to keep a tally. 2. Sports & Games a. A usually numerical record of a competitive event: keeping score. b. The total number of points made by each competitor or side in a contest, either final or at a given stage: The score stood tied in the bottom of the ninth inning. c. The number of points attributed to a competitor or team. 3. A result, usually expressed numerically, of a test or examination. 4. a. An amount due; a debt. b. A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction: settle an old score. 5. A ground; a reason. 6. A group of 20 items. 7. scores Large numbers: Scores of people attended the rally. 8. Music a. The notation of a musical work. b. The written form of a composition for orchestral or vocal parts. c. The music written for a film or a play. 9. Slang a. The act of securing an advantage, especially a surprising or significant gain: "He had dropped out of school and gone for that quick dollar, that big score" (Peter Goldman). b. The act or an instance of buying illicit drugs. c. A successful robbery. d. A sexual conquest. v. scored, scor·ing, scores v.tr. 1. To mark with lines or notches, especially for the purpose of keeping a record. 2. To cancel or eliminate by or as if by superimposing lines. 3. To mark the surface of (meat, for example) with usually parallel cuts. 4. Sports & Games a. To gain (a point) in a game or contest. b. To count or be worth as points: A basket scores two points. c. To keep a written record of the score or events of (a game or contest). d. Baseball To cause (a base runner) to cross home plate, especially by getting a hit: scored both runners with a double. 5. To achieve; win. 6. To evaluate and assign a grade to. 7. Music a. To orchestrate. b. To arrange for a specific instrument. 8. To criticize cuttingly; berate. 9. Slang a. To succeed in acquiring: scored two tickets to the play. b. To succeed in obtaining (an illicit drug): "Aging punks try to impress her with tales of . . . the different drugs they've scored" (Art Jahnke). v.intr. 1. Sports & Games a. To make a point in a game or contest. b. To keep the score of a game or contest. 2. Slang a. To achieve a purpose or advantage, especially to make a surprising gain or coup: "They . . . score in places like the bond market" (Mike Barnicle). b. To succeed in seducing someone sexually. c. To succeed in buying or obtaining an illicit drug. [Middle English, from Old English scoru, twenty, from Old Norse skor; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] scor  er n. |
score
Noun
1. the total number of points made by a side or individual in a game
2. the act of scoring a point or points: there was no score and three minutes remained
3. the score Informal the actual situation: what's the score on this business?
4. Old-fashioned a group or set of twenty: three score years and ten
5. scores of lots of: we received scores of letters
6. Music a written version of a piece of music showing parts for each musician
7.
a. the incidental music for a film or play
b. the songs and music for a stage or film musical
8. a mark or scratch
9. a record of money due: what's the score for the drinks?
10. an amount recorded as due
11. a reason: some objections were made on the score of sentiment
12. a grievance: a score to settle
13. over the score Informal excessive or unfair
Verb
[scoring, scored]
1. to gain (a point or points) in a game or contest
2. to make a total score of
3. to keep a record of the score (of)
4. to be worth (a certain number of points) in a game: red aces score twenty
5. to make cuts or lines in or on
6. Slang to purchase an illegal drug
7. Slang to succeed in finding a sexual partner
8. to arrange (a piece of music) for specific instruments or voices
9. to write the music for (a film or play)
10. to achieve (success or an advantage): your idea scored with the boss [Old English scora]
Score a group or set of twenty; a weight of 20 or 21 pounds used in weighing pigs, oxen, and other commodities.
Examples: score of bachelors (from the phrase ‘to score’)—Lipton, 1970; flour (20 lb.), 1858; of people.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  score - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"rating, valuation, evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" grade point - a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course centile, percentile - (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total decile - (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores quartile - (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores |
| 2. |  score - a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata"musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians sheet music - a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played" | |
| 3. | score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0" bowling score - the score in a bowling match football score - the score in a football game baseball score - the score of a baseball game basketball score - the score in a basketball game number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" stroke - (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes" birdie - (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole bogey - (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole deficit - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing double-bogey - (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole duck's egg, duck - (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman eagle - (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole double eagle - (golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole game - (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" lead - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning love - a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love" match - the score needed to win a match par - (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72" point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" | |
| 4. | score - a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned" set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | |
| 5. | score - grounds; "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" | |
| 6. | score - the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score" fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" | |
| 7. | score - an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later" debt - money or goods or services owed by one person to another | |
| 8. | score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | |
| 9. | score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" | |
| 10. | score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" bull's eye - in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied" goal - a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play" ten-strike, strike - a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" spare - a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls open frame, break - any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" safety - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line touchdown - a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line field goal - a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts conversion - a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown run, tally - a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" field goal, basket - a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop hat trick - (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.) break of serve, break - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" equalizer - a score that makes the match even | |
| 11. | score - a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" cuckoldry - the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women | |
| Verb | 1. | score - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" convert - score (a spare) convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won" homer - hit a home run gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" eagle - shoot in two strokes under par hole up - score a hole in one ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" walk - obtain a base on balls |
| 2. | score - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" scarify - scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds" scotch - make a small cut or score into scribe - score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking line - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face" notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope" | |
| 3. | score - make underscoring marks invalidate, cancel - make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" | |
| 4. | score - write a musical score for music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner orchestrate - write an orchestra score for | |
| 5. | score - induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor" | |
| 6. | score - get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200" test - achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" | |
| 7. | score - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" |
score
verb 1. gain, win, achieve, make, get, net, bag, obtain, bring in, attain, amass, notch up (informal) chalk up (informal)
verb 2. go down well with (someone), impress, triumph, make a hit (informal) make a point, gain an advantage, put yourself across, make an impact or impression
verb 4. cut, scratch, nick, mark, mar, slash, scrape, notch, graze, gouge, deface, indent, crosshatch
plural noun 10. lots, loads, many, millions, gazillions (informal) hundreds, hosts, crowds, masses, droves, an army, legions, swarms, multitudes, myriads, very many, a flock, a throng, a great number
score something out or through cross out, delete, strike out, cancel, obliterate, put a line through
Translations
score [skɔːʳ] n (= points etc) → puntuación f;
to score 6 out of 10 → obtener una puntuación de 6 sobre 10
score out vt → tachar
score [skɔːʳ] n → score m, décompte m des points;
(Mus) → partition f
vt [+ goal, point] → marquer [+ success]; remporter (= cut) [+ leather, wood, card] → entailler, inciser
a score of (= twenty) → vingt;
score [skɔːʳ] n (number of points) → (Punkte)stand m;
(of game) → Spielstand m;
(Mus) → Partitur f;
(twenty) → zwanzig
vt (goal) → schießen;
(point, success) → erzielen;
(mark) → einkerben;
(cut) → einritzen
(keep score) → (Punkte) zählen;
what's the score? (Sport) → wie stehts?;
to score well → gut abschneiden;
to score (a point) over sb (fig) → jdn ausstechen
score out score vt → ausstreichen
score [skɔːʳ] n → punti mpl; punteggio ;
vi → segnare;
to score 6 out of 10 → prendere 6 su 10
score out vt → cancellare con un segno
n score [skoː]
1 the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc The cricket score is 59 for 3. telling عَدَد الأهْداف резултат skóre, stav resultat; stilling die Punktzahl βαθμολογία, σκορ tanteo, resultado seis, tulemus امتياز pelitilanne score תוֹצָאָה प्राप्तांक rezultat, broj bodova pont(szám); gól(arány); (játék)állás skor stigafjöldi; staða í leik punteggio, risultato 得点 득점, 점수 rezultatas rezultāts (sportā u.tml.) jaringan gol stand skåre, testresultat, poengtall wynik resultado scor счёт skóre, stav rezultat rezultat []ställning ทำแต้มได้ในการแข่งขัน oyun sonucu (比賽中)得分記錄 рахунок, кількість очок نشان، پوائنٹ điểm số, bàn thắng （比赛中）得分记录
2 a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices the score of an opera. bladmusiek قِطْعَة موسيقِيَّه تُظْهِر كُل الأصوات والآلات партитура partitura partitur die Partitur παρτιτούρα partitura partituur پارتيتور در موسيقي partituuri partition פַּרטִיטוּרָה, תִיזמוּר अंक partitura partitúra naskah musik raddskrá, partítúr partitura 楽譜 모음 악보, 총보 partitûra partitūra skor partituur partitur partytura partitura partitură партитура partitúra partitura partitura partitur โน้ตเพลง tüm nota, partisyon (音樂的)總譜 партитура تفصیلا تحریر کردہ موسیقی کے قطعات bản nhạc （音乐的）总谱
3 a set or group of twenty There was barely a score of people there. twintig عِشْرون двадесет dvacítka snes zwanzig εικοσάδα veinte, veintena kakskümmend بيشمار kaksikymmentä vingtaine עֶשְרִים स्वरलिपि dvadeset, skupina dvadeset húsz (20) sekelompok orang yang terdiri dari dua puluh tveir tugir ventina 20 20(명, 개) dvideðimt divdesmit dua puluh twintig snes dwadzieścia vintena grup de 20 два десятка dvadsať dvajseterica grupa od dvadeset tjog จำนวนยี่สิบ yirmi, yirmilik grup 二十 два десятки بیس لوگوں کی جماعت một bộ, một mhóm hai mươi 二十
v
1 to gain (goals etc) in a game etc He scored two goals before half-time. punte behaal يُسَجِّل هَدَفا отбелязвам zaznamenat score erzielen σημειώνω, σκοράρω marcar, hacer, meter saama, saavutama امتياز آوردن tehdä maali, saada pisteitä marquer לְהַבקִיע, לִקלוֹעַ गोल करना या बनाना postići zgoditak lő (gólt); elér (pontot) mencetak gol skora/gera mark segnare 得点する (경기에서) ...을 득점하다 ámuðti (ávartá), laimëti []gūt vārtus/punktus menjaringkan scoren få mål/poeng, skåre zdobywać punkty marcar a marca забить гол zaznamenať doseči postići göra mål, ta (få, göra) poäng ได้ประตู sayı yapmak (比賽)得分 вигравати; мати успіх گول یا پوائنٹ حاصل کرنا ghi bàn; ghi điểm （比赛）得分
2 (sometimes withofforout) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out? uitkrap يَمْحو، يَحْذِف зачерквам přeškrtnout, vyškrtnout fjerne streichen διαγράφω eliminar läbi kriipsutama حذف كردن pyyhkiä yli rayer לִמחוֹק लाइन डाल कर नाम इत्यादि हटाना prekrižiti s popisa elér, szerez (pontot) mencoret strika út eliminare, cancellare 消す 선을 그어 지우다 iðbraukti izsvītrot; nosvītrot potong doorstrepen stryke ut/over wykreślić, przekreślić riscar a şterge вычёркивать preškrtnúť, vyškrtnúť prečrtati precrtati stryka [] ขีดฆ่าออก çıkarmak 劃掉 викреслювати کسی فہرست وغیرہ سے نام کاٹنا gạch bỏ, xoá 划掉
3 to keep score Will you score for us, please? telling hou يَسَجِّل عَدَد النِّقاط отбелязвам точки zapisovat body føre regnskab aufschreiben σημειώνω τη βαθμολογία, κρατάω το σκορ llevar el marcador punkte lugema حساب امتيازها را نگه داشتن laskea pisteitä marquer les points לִרשוֹם תוֹצָאָה अंक लिखना bilježiti rezultat (ki)töröl membuat nilai halda skor (segnare i punti) 記録する 득점을 매기다 skaièiuoti taðkus, sumuoti rezultatus skaitīt punktus (spēlē) kira markah de stand bijhouden føre regnskap med poengtallet notować wyniki anotar a ţine scorul вести счёт zapisovať body beležiti točke voditi zapisnik sköta poängställning, föra protokoll นับแต้ม sayı tutmak (在比賽中)記分 вести рахунок; зараховувати پوائنٹ کا حساب رکھنا giữ tỉ số （在比赛中）记分
n scorer
1 a person who scores points, goals etc Our team scored two goals – Smith and Brown were the scorers. mense wat punte behaal مُسَجِّل الأهْداف голмайстор zapisovač stavu målscorer; pointscorer der Torschütze σκόρερ encargado del marcador, persona que lleva el marcador punktitegija, väravalööja امتياز آورنده maalintekijä, pistesaalistaja marqueur/-euse (de buts) רוֹשֶם הַנְקוּדוֹת अंक बनाने वाला postizalac zgoditka, strijelac pontszerző pencetak gol (marka)skorari marcatore 得点者 득점자 pelnęs taškus vārtu/punktu guvējs; rezultatīvs spēlētājs penjaring gol scoren målskårer zdobywca punktów marcador marcator (de goluri) тот, кто забил гол zapisovateľ výsledkov kdor doseže točko golgeter poängtagare, målgörare ผู้ทำแต้ม golcü, sayı/gol vb. yapan kimse 得分者 той, хто підраховує очки گول یا پوائنٹ حاصل کرنے والا کھلاڑی người ghi bàn; ghi điểm 得分者
2 a person who writes down the score during eg a cricket match. tellinghouer الشَّخْص الذي يُسَجِّل عَدَد الأهْداف лице, което отбелязва резултата zapisovač pointfører der Anschreiber πρόσωπο που σημειώνει τη βαθμολογία σε αγώνες goleador punktilugeja ثبت كننده امتياز pisteiden laskija marqueur/-euse רוֹשֶם הַנְקוּדוֹת गणक, अंकों को अभिलिखित करने वाला bodovni sudac pontozó pencatat nilai stigateljari segnapunti 記録者 점수 기록원 rezultatų užrašinėtojas marķieris (spēlē); punktu skaitītājs pencatat markah puntenteller regnskapsfører prowadzący zapis anotador marcator, persoană care ţine scorul счётчик очков zapisovateľ zapisnikar zapisničar protokollförare ผู้เขียนแต้มในระหว่างการแข่งขัน sayı tutucu, puan kaydedici 記分員 маркер کریکٹ کے میچ کے دوران نمبر کا حساب رکھنے والا فرد người ghi điểm trong một trận đấu 记分员
n score-board
a usually large board on which the score is shown at a cricket match, a quiz-programme etc. telbord لَوْحَة تَسْجيل الأهْداف табло tabule ukazující skóre pointtavle; måltavle die Anschreibetafel πίνακας βαθμολογίας marcador tabloo تابلو ثبت امتيازات tulostaulu tableau לוּח תוֹצָאוֹת अंक फलक, अंक पट्ट ploča za bilježenje bodova, semafor eredményjelző tábla papan skor stigatafla tabellone (segnapunti) 掲示板 득점 게시판 švieslentė rezultātu tablo papan markah scorebord måltavle tablica wyników marcador tabelă de marcaj табло tabuľa ukazujúca skóre tabela semafor poängtavla แผ่นป้ายใหญ่ ๆ ที่แสดงแต้ม sayı tabelâsı 記分牌 табло پوائنٹ کا مظاہرہ کرنے والی لوح bảng ghi tỉ số, bảng ghi điểm 记分牌
on that score
for that reason He's perfectly healthy, so you don't need to worry on that score. daarom لذلك السَّبَب за/заради това v tom ohledu hvad det angår in dieser Hinsicht για αυτόν το λόγο lo que a eso por se refiere, a ese respecto selle (asja) pärast از آن بابت mitä siihen tulee à cet égard בְּעִנייָן זֶה उस कारण या उस विषय में iz tog razloga ezen okból karenanya af þeirri ástæðu al riguardo その点で 그 때문에 dėl šito, dėl tos priežasties šī iemesla dēļ; šai ziņā tentang wat dat betreft av den grunn z tego powodu por esse motivo по этому поводу z tohto dôvodu glede tega zbog toga på den punkten เพื่อเหตุนั้น o konuda 因此 з цього приводу; в цьому відношенні اس وجہ سے lý do, căn cứ 因此
scores (of)
very many She received scores of letters about her radio programme. baie, heelwat عَدَد كَبير من множество spousty snesevis Mengen (von) πλήθος, ένα σωρό montones de hunnikuteviisi خيلي زياد röykkiöittäin des tas de הַרבֵּה बहुत से mnoštvo számtalan banyak fjöldi molto 多くの 다수(의) gausybė milzums terlalu banyak veel massevis, snesevis dziesiątki, mnóstwo montes de mulţime (de) множество hŕba, veľa obilica gomila tjogtals med, massor av มากมาย pek çok, çok sayıda 大量 безліч بے شمار rất nhiều 大量
settle old scores
to get revenge for past wrongs I have some old scores to settle with you. terugkry يُصَفِّي حِساباتٍ قَديمَه، يَنْتَقِم разчиствам стари сметки vyřídit si staré účty ordne et udestående eine alte Rechnung begleichen κανονίζω παλιούς λογαριασμούς, παίρνω εκδίκηση ajustar cuentas pendientes vanu arveid klaarima خرده حسابي را صاف كردن maksaa kalavelkoja régler des vieux comptes “לִסגוֹר חֶשבּוֹן” पिछले अपराध के लिए (व्यक्ति को) दंडित करना या उसे सज़ा देकर बदला चुकाना izravnati račune régi sérelmekért leszámol membuat perhitungan gera upp við (e-n) regolare vecchi conti 報復する 해묵은 원한을 풀다 suvesti sąskaitas nokārtot vecus rēķinus membalas dendam een oude rekening vereffenen gjøre opp et gammelt mellomværende wyrównać rachunki acertar contas antigas a regla conturile сводить старые счёты vybaviť si staré účty poravnati stare račune poravnati račune göra upp gamla mellanhavanden, ge betalt för gammal ost คิดบัญชีแก้แค้น intikamını/hıncını almak 跟某人算舊(總)帳(懲罰某人) зводити рахунки بدلہ لینا trả món nợ 跟某人算旧（总）帐（惩罚某人）
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