noun
plural scores
[count] the number of points, goals, runs, etc., that each player or team has in a game or contest
b chiefly US :the number of points that someone gets for correct answers on a test, exam, etc.
[count] a document showing all the notes of a piece of music
the music that is written for a movie or play
[count] :a mark or cut that is made in a surface with a sharp object
pl score [count] formal + literary
the number
a group of 20 people or things
scores [plural] formal :a large number or amount of people or things - usually + of
by the score
in large numbers or amounts
even the score
to get enough points, goals, runs, etc., to have the same score as your opponent :to tie the score in a game
to harm or punish someone who has harmed you
keep score
to officially record the number of points, goals, runs, etc., that each player or team gets in a game or contest
know the score
informal :to have a good understanding of a situation
on that/this score
with regard to the thing that is being discussed
settle a/the score
to harm or punish someone who has harmed you
verb
scores; scored; scoring
to get points, goals, runs, etc., in a game or contest [no obj]
[+ obj] :to be worth (a particular number of points) in a game or contest
to officially record the number of points, goals, runs, etc., that each player or team gets in a game or contest [no obj]
to give (someone or something) a grade or a particular number of points based on the number of correct answers on a test, the quality of a performance, etc. [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to write the music for (a movie, play, etc.)
[+ obj] :to mark or cut the surface of (something) with a sharp object
[+ obj] :to achieve or earn (something)
[no obj] :to have success
a slang :to buy or get (illegal drugs) [+ obj]
[+ obj] US informal :to get (something)
[no obj] slang :to have sex with someone and especially with someone you do not know well
score off
[phrasal verb]
score off (someone) Brit informal :to say or do something in order to get an advantage over (someone)
US