n. 25B6; noun
the final score was 43 : RESULT, outcome; total, sum total, tally, count.
an IQ score of 161 : RATING, grade, mark, percentage.
I've got a score to settle with you : GRIEVANCE, bone to pick, axe to grind, grudge, complaint; dispute, bone of contention.
(informal) he knew the score before he got here : THE SITUATION, the position, the facts, the truth of the matter, the (true) state of affairs, the picture, how things stand, the lie of the land; Brit. the state of play; N. Amer. the lay of the land; informal the set-up, what's what.
scores of complaints : A GREAT MANY, a lot, a great/good deal, large quantities, plenty; informal lots, umpteen, a slew, loads, masses, stacks, scads, heaps, piles, bags, tons, oodles, dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions; Brit. informal shedloads; N. Amer. informal a bunch, gazillions; Austral./NZ informal a swag.
25B6; verb
he's already scored 13 goals this season : GET, gain, chalk up, achieve, make; record, rack up, notch up; informal bag, knock up.
(informal) his new movie really scored : BE SUCCESSFUL, be a success, triumph, make an impression, go down well; informal be a hit, be a winner, be a sell-out, go down a storm.
the piece was scored for flute, violin, and continuo : ORCHESTRATE, arrange, set, adapt; write, compose.
score the wood in criss-cross patterns : SCRATCH, cut, notch, incise, scrape, nick, snick, chip, gouge; mark; archaic scotch.
25A0; score points off GET THE BETTER OF, gain the advantage over, outdo, worst, have the edge over; have the last laugh on, make a fool of, humiliate; informal get/be one up on, get one over on, best.
25A0; score something out/through CROSS OUT, strike out, put a line through, ink out, blue-pencil, scratch out; delete, obliterate, expunge.