score meaning and definition

SCORE noun

Definition of score (noun)

1. 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?"
   • synonyms: grade, mark
2. 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"
   • synonyms: musical score
3. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
   • "the score was 7 to 0"
4. a set of twenty members
   • "a score were sent out but only one returned"
5. 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"
   • synonyms: account
6. the facts about an actual situation
   • "he didn't know the score"
7. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
   • "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
8. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
   • synonyms: scotch
9. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
   • "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
   • synonyms: grievance, grudge
10. the act of scoring in a game or sport
    • "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
11. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
    • "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"
    • synonyms: sexual conquest

SCORE verb

Definition of score (verb)

1. gain points in a game
   • "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
   • synonyms: hit, rack up, tally
2. make small marks into the surface of
   • "score the clay before firing it"
   • synonyms: mark, nock
3. make underscoring marks
   • synonyms: mark
4. write a musical score for
5. induce to have sex
   • "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
   • synonyms: make, seduce
6. get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
   • "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
7. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
   • "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
   • synonyms: grade, mark