Meaning & Definition of Score in English

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?"

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"

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"

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)

9. A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• "Holding a grudge"

• "Settling a score"

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"

1. Gain points in a game

• "The home team scored many times"

• "He hit a home run"

• "He hit .300 in the past season"

2. Make small marks into the surface of

• "Score the clay before firing it"

3. Make underscoring marks

4. Write a musical score for

5. Induce to have sex

• "Harry finally seduced sally"

• "Did you score last night?"

• "Harry made sally"

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"