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score
noun(score)
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
Synonyms: musical score,
Examples:
He studied the score of the sonata.
score
noun(score)
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Synonyms: grievance, grudge,
Examples:
Settling a score.
score
noun(score)
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Synonyms: scotch,
score
verb(score)
gain points in a game
Synonyms: hit, rack up, tally,
Examples:
The home team scored many times.
score
verb(score)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Synonyms: grade, mark,
Examples:
Score the SAT essays.
score
noun(score)
grounds
Synonyms: account,
Examples:
He tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful.
score
verb(score)
induce to have sex
Synonyms: make, seduce,
Examples:
Did you score last night?.
score
noun(score)
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Synonyms: grade, mark,
Examples:
What was your score on your homework?.
score
verb(score)
make small marks into the surface of
Synonyms: mark, nock,
Examples:
Score the clay before firing it.
score
noun(score)
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
Synonyms: sexual conquest,
Examples:
Calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang.
score
verb(score)
make underscoring marks
Synonyms: mark,
score
noun(score)
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
Examples:
Add it to my score and I'll settle later.
score
noun(score)
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
Examples:
The score was 7 to 0.
score
noun(score)
a set of twenty members
Examples:
A score were sent out but only one returned.
score
verb(score)
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
Examples:
She scored high on the SAT.
He scored a 200.
score
noun(score)
the act of scoring in a game or sport
Examples:
The winning score came with less than a minute left to play.
score
noun(score)
the facts about an actual situation
Examples:
He didn't know the score.
score
verb(score)
write a musical score for

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