INDEX:
1. to get points in a game or sport
2. when two teams or players have the same score
3. the points scored in a game or sport
RELATED WORDS
a letter or number that shows how well you have done in a test : ↑ GRADE
see also
↑ GAME
↑ SPORT/GAME
↑ RESULT
↑ TEST
↑ THROW (2)
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1. to get points in a game or sport
▷ score /skɔːʳ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
to get points in a game, competition, or sport :
▪ San Francisco scored twice in the last ten minutes of the game.
score a point/goal
▪ Tottenham scored the first goal of the game.
▪ In Scrabble you score points by making words on the board.
▷ get /get/ [transitive verb] informal
to score points in a game, competition, or sport :
▪ When you get a total of 5 points it’s your turn to throw the dice.
▪ Stevens got only 10 goals in 41 games, and decided to leave the Boston Bruins.
▷ make /meɪk/ [transitive verb] especially American
to score points in a game, competition, or sport :
▪ Jordan made 34 points to put his team into the lead.
▪ He ran 30 yards to make his second touchdown of the quarter.
▷ hit /hɪt/ [transitive verb]
to get a point or points by hitting a ball etc :
▪ The batter hit a home run.
▪ Greg Davis didn’t disappoint his teammates, hitting six field goals in six attempts.
2. when two teams or players have the same score
▷ draw especially British /tie especially American /drɔː, taɪ/ [countable noun]
when both players or teams have the same number of points at the end of a game :
▪ ‘What was the result of the Barcelona v Real Madrid game?’ ‘It was a draw.’
▪ The game ended in a tie.
▷ be two all/be four all etc /biː ˌtuː ˈɔːl/ [verb phrase] spoken
say this when both players or teams have two points, four points etc in a game :
▪ It’s two all at the moment, but United seems the better team.
▪ ‘What was the final score’? ‘One all.’
▷ equalize also equalise British /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ [intransitive verb]
to score a goal or point in a team game such as football, so that the number of points or goals that each team has is equal :
▪ Liverpool equalized in the last minute.
▪ Manchester United were a goal down against Real Madrid when Bobby Charlton equalized.
3. the points scored in a game or sport
▷ point /pɔɪnt/ [countable noun]
a unit you get when you achieve something during a game or competition :
▪ Steve Jones is 15 points ahead.
▪ Damon Hill leads the Formula 1 Championship, with 58 points from 6 races.
▷ score /skɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
the number of points that the two teams or players have in a game :
▪ What’s the score?
▪ The score at half-time was 12-18.
final score
the score at the end of the game
▪ The final score went up on the scoreboard, and the crowd let out a roar.
▷ goal /gəʊl/ [countable noun]
the point you get when you make the ball go into the net in sports such as football or hockey :
▪ Goal! Right in the last minute, England have scored.
get/score a goal
▪ Florin Raducioiu scored four goals, putting Romania in the lead.
▷ result /rɪˈzʌlt/ [countable noun] especially British
the final number of points at the end of a competition :
▪ Turn to BBC1 for the latest football results.
▪ D'you know the result of the Arsenal game?
▷ run /rʌn/ [countable noun]
the point you get in cricket or baseball :
▪ The West Indies beat Australia by 273 runs.
score/get/hit a run
▪ Camilli scored 936 runs in 12 major-league seasons.