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score

/ score /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
write a musical score for
Type of:
compose write
Kinds of:
orchestrate
Derived:
musical score
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
music
verb Sense 2
make small marks into the surface of
"score the clay before firing it"
Type of:
notch
Kinds of:
scarify scotch scribe line
Derived:
mark print crisscross cross scotch
Verb group:
scar mark pock pit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
"She scored high on the SAT"
"He scored a 200"
Type of:
achieve accomplish attain
Kinds of:
test
Derived:
mark grade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
gain points in a game
"The home team scored many times"
"He hit a home run"
"He hit .300 in the past season"
Type of:
gain advance win
Kinds of:
par shoot convert homer kick
Derived:
run tally hit scorer
Entails:
compete vie contend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
make underscoring marks
Type of:
record enter put down
Kinds of:
cancel invalidate
Derived:
mark crisscross cross marker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
"add it to my score and I''ll settle later"
Type of:
debt
noun Sense 7
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Type of:
incision scratch prick
Derived:
scotch nock mark
noun Sense 8
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
"the score was 7 to 0"
Type of:
number
Kinds of:
bowling score football score baseball score basketball score birdie
Derived:
hit tally rack up
noun Sense 9
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"
Type of:
reason ground
noun Sense 10
the act of scoring in a game or sport
"the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
Type of:
success
Kinds of:
bull's eye goal strike ten-strike spare
Derived:
hit tally rack up
noun Sense 11
the facts about an actual situation
"he didn''t know the score"
Type of:
fact
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
sheet music
noun Sense 13
a set of twenty members
"a score were sent out but only one returned"
Type of:
set
verb Sense 14
assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation
"grade tests"
"score the SAT essays"
"mark homework"
Type of:
measure evaluate valuate
Derived:
marking grading scoring mark grade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 15
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
"holding a grudge"
"settling a score"
Type of:
resentment bitterness gall
Derived:
stew grudge
verb Sense 16
induce to have sex
"Harry finally seduced Sally"
"Did you score last night?"
"Harry made Sally"
Type of:
persuade
Derived:
sexual conquest seduction conquest seducer ladies' man
Verb group:
seduce
Entails:
roll in the hay love make out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 17
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
"calling his seduction of the girl a `score'' was a typical example of male slang"
Type of:
seduction conquest
Derived:
seduce make
noun Sense 18
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?"
Type of:
evaluation valuation rating
Kinds of:
grade point percentile centile decile quartile
Derived:
grade mark rate rank range
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
118
Times Searched
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Related Words

compose write orchestrate notch scarify scotch scribe line achieve accomplish attain test