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score in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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"
    score  account 
  2. 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?"
    mark  grade  score 
  3. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
    grudge  score  grievance 
  4. 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"
    score  musical score 
  5. the act of scoring in a game or sport
    "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
    score 
  6. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
    "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"
    sexual conquest  score 
  7. the facts about an actual situation
    "he didn't know the score"
    score 
  8. a set of twenty members
    "a score were sent out but only one returned"
    score 
  9. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
    "the score was 7 to 0"
    score 
  10. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
    score  scotch 
  11. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
    "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
    score 
verb
  1. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
    "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
    grade  score  mark 
  2. gain points in a game
    "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
    score  hit  tally  rack up 
  3. induce to have sex
    "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
    seduce  score  make 
  4. make underscoring marks
    score  mark 
  5. make small marks into the surface of
    "score the clay before firing it"
    score  nock  mark 
  6. get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
    "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
    score 
  7. write a musical score for
    score 
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