SCORE

I. noun (plural ~s) see: shear Date: 14th century 1. or plural ~ twenty , a group of 20 things, an indefinitely large number, 2. a line (as a scratch or incision) made with or as if with a sharp instrument, b. a mark used as a starting point or goal, a mark used for keeping account, 3. an account or reckoning originally kept by making marks on a tally, amount due ; indebtedness , grudge , 5. reason , ground , subject , topic , 6. the copy of a musical composition in written or printed notation, a musical composition, a complete description of a dance composition in choreographic notation, 7. a number that expresses accomplishment (as in a game or test) or excellence (as in quality) either absolutely in points gained or by comparison to a standard, an act (as a goal, run, or touchdown) in any of various games or contests that gains points, success in obtaining something (as money or drugs) especially through illegal or irregular means, the stark inescapable facts of a situation , II. verb (~d; scoring) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to keep a record or account of by or as if by notches on a tally ; record , to enter in a record, to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account), to mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches, berate , scold , 4. a. to make (a ~) in a game or contest , to enable (a base runner) to make a ~, to have as a value in a game or contest ; count , b. achieve , attain , acquire , win 1 , to determine the merit of ; grade , 6. to write or arrange (music) for a specific performance medium, to make an orchestration of, to compose a ~ for (a movie), intransitive verb to keep ~ in a game or contest, to make a ~ in a game or contest, 3. to gain or have the advantage, to be successful: as, to succeed in having sexual intercourse, to manage to obtain illicit drugs, rate III, ~r noun