scores Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a large number or amount
   heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
   
   • made lots of new friends
   • she amassed stacks of newspapers
2. noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
   grade; score; mark.
   
   • she made good marks in algebra
   • grade A milk
   • what was your score on your homework?
3. noun a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
   musical score; score.
   
   • he studied the score of the sonata
4. noun a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
   score.
   
   • the score was 7 to 0
5. noun a set of twenty members
   score.
   
   • a score were sent out but only one returned
6. noun grounds
   account; score.
   
   • 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
7. noun the facts about an actual situation
   score.
   
   • he didn't know the score
8. noun an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
   score.
   
   • add it to my score and I'll settle later
9. noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
   score; scotch.
   
10. noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    grievance; grudge; score.
    
    • holding a grudge
    • settling a score
11. noun the act of scoring in a game or sport
    score.
    
    • the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
12. noun a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
    score; sexual conquest.
    
    • calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang
13. verb gain points in a game
    rack up; tally; score; hit.
    
    • The home team scored many times
    • He hit a home run
    • He hit .300 in the past season
14. verb make small marks into the surface of
    score; nock; mark.
    
    • score the clay before firing it
15. verb make underscoring marks
    score; mark.
    
16. verb write a musical score for
    score.
    
17. verb induce to have sex
    make; score; seduce.
    
    • Harry finally seduced Sally
    • Did you score last night?
    • Harry made Sally
18. verb get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
    score.
    
    • She scored high on the SAT
    • He scored a 200
19. verb assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
    grade; score; mark.
    
    • grade tests
    • score the SAT essays
    • mark homework

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