Noun
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a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
"calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"
- sexual conquest -
the act of scoring in a game or sport
"the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
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a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
"holding a grudge"
"settling a score"
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a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
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an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
"add it to my score and I'll settle later"
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the facts about an actual situation
"he didn't know the score"
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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"
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a set of twenty members
"a score were sent out but only one returned"
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a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
"the score was 7 to 0"
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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"
- musical score -
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?"
Verb
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assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
"grade tests"
"score the SAT essays"
"mark homework"
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get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
"She scored high on the SAT"
"He scored a 200"
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induce to have sex
"Harry finally seduced Sally"
"Did you score last night?"
"Harry made Sally"
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write a musical score for
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make underscoring marks
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make small marks into the surface of
"score the clay before firing it"
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gain points in a game
"The home team scored many times"
"He hit a home run"
"He hit .300 in the past season"
- rack up