Wiktionary

score

score is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
science - score - Scotland

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
score

Plural
scores

 
A piece of musical score
  1. The numbers used to tell who is winning in a sport or game.
    The final score for the ball game was 30 to 17.
  2. (music) A copy of written music, usually for an orchestra. Usually, this means all the written music for all the players for a piece of music.
    I have the whole score for the Brandenburg Concertos.
  3. The results of a test or quiz.
    You must earn a score of at least 70 to pass the test.
  4. The number 20. This is an old meaning; people don't use score for this much any more.
    Four score and seven years ago.

Verb

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Plain form
score

Third-person singular
scores

Past tense
scored

Past participle
scored

Present participle
scoring

  1. To gain points in a game, so that your score is increased.
    The basketball player just scored three points!
  2. To get a certain result on a text or quiz.
    I scored a 95 on the test!
  3. (slang) To have sex.
  4. (slang) To get something.
    I scored some tickets to the game tonight.
  5. To make a groove in paper or cardboard.
    If you score the paper first, gently using a knife along the edge of a ruler, then you'll be able to fold it neatly and straight.
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