Definition of "score" in English

noun

1. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

   • The player with the highest score is the winner.

2. The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.

   • The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!

3. The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.

   • The test scores for this class were high.

4. Twenty (20).

5. (often in the plural) A great deal; many, several.

   • Some words have scores of meanings.

6. (gambling) An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.

7. (music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.

8. (music) The music of a movie or play.

9. A subject.

10. An account; a reason; a motive; a sake; a behalf.

11. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

12. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.

13. (US, slang, crime) A criminal act, especially:

14. (originally US, vulgar, slang) A sexual conquest.

15. (UK, regional) In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach.

16. A document which systematically lists differences among compiled manuscripts of a source text.

verb

1. (transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

   • The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it.

2. (intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.

3. (ambitransitive) To obtain something desired.

4. (transitive) To rate; to evaluate the quality of.

   • Critics scored the game 92%.

5. (transitive, music, film) To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.

6. (horse racing, ambitransitive) To return (a horse and rider) to the starting-point repeatedly, until a fair start is achieved.

interjection

1. (US, slang) An acknowledgement of success.