Meaning of 'score'

noun

a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

Example: "Calling the seduction a 'score' was a typical example of locker room slang."

Synonyms: sexual conquest

noun

the act of scoring in a game or sport

Example: "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"

noun

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

Synonyms: mark

noun

the facts about an actual situation

Example: "They didn't know the score."

noun

a written form of a musical composition

Synonyms: musical score

noun

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

Synonyms: grievance grudge

noun

a set of twenty members

Example: "a score were sent out but only one returned"

noun

grounds

Synonyms: account

noun

a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

Example: "the score was 7 to 0"

noun

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

Synonyms: scotch

noun

an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

Example: "add it to my score and I'll settle later"

verb

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

Synonyms: mark

verb

make underscoring marks

Synonyms: mark

verb

gain points in a game

Example: "The home team scored many times"

Synonyms: hit

verb

get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance

Example: "I scored high on the SAT."

verb

make small marks into the surface of

Example: "score the clay before firing it"

Synonyms: mark

verb

induce to have sex

Synonyms: make seduce

verb

write a musical score for