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score

noun

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

verb

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
make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
Synonyms: mark, nock
make underscoring marks
Synonyms: mark
write a musical score for
induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
Synonyms: make, seduce
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
Synonyms: grade, mark