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n.
tally
( usu. sports)
1) to keep ~
2) a close; even; lopsided ~
3) ( AE ) ( usu. baseball) a box ~
4) a ~ stands (the ~ stood five to three = the ~ stood five--three = the ~ stood at five to three; how does the ~ stand?)
5) by a ~ (we won by a lopsided ~)
points
(sports)
6) ( esp. AE ) to run up a ~
7) a lopsided ~ (our team ran up a lopsided ~)
grievance
matter
8) to pay off, settle a ~
9) an old ~ (they had some old ~s to settle)
10) a ~ between (there are some old ~s between them)
musical composition
11) to play; write a ~
copy of a musical composition
12) a full; orchestra; piano; vocal ~
matter
13) on a certain ~ (we are even on that ~)
facts of a situation
( colloq. )
14) to know the ~
II
v.
1) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) ('to make a ~') to ~ against (to ~ against a team; they ~d five points against the visiting team)
2) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) ('to make a ~') to ~ for (she ~d ten points for her team; who ~d for their team?)
3) ( d ; intr. ) ('to write music') to ~ for (to ~ for full orchestra)
4) ( colloq. ) ( BE ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ off ('to beat in an argument') (it's difficult to ~ off him in an argument)
5) ( colloq. ) ( D ; intr. ) ('to achieve success') to ~ with (I really ~d with the boss)
6) (s) to ~ high; low (they ~d high in/on the proficiency tests)