| score | |
| 1. n. 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. n. 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. n. 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. n. Twenty, 20 (number). | |
| Some words have scores of meanings. | |
| 5. n. A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery. | |
| 6. n. A weight of twenty pounds. | |
| 7. n. (music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts below each other. | |
| 8. n. (music) The music of a movie or play. | |
| 9. n. Subject. | |
| 10. n. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf. | |
| 11. n. 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. n. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness. | |
| 13. n. (US, crime slang) A robbery; a criminal act. | |
| Let's pull a score! | |
| 14. n. (US, crime slang) A bribe paid to a police officer. | |
| 15. n. (US, crime slang) An illegal sale, especially of drugs. | |
| He made a big score. | |
| 16. n. (US, crime slang) A prostitute's client. | |
| 17. n. (US, vulgar slang) A sexual conquest. | |
| 18. v. 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. | |
| 19. v. (intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination. | |
| 20. v. To obtain something desired. | |
| 21. v. To earn points in a game. | |
| It is unusual for a team to score a hundred goals in one game. | |
| Pelé scores again! | |
| 22. v. To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test. | |
| 23. v. (slang) To acquire or gain. | |
| I scored some drugs last night. | |
| Did you score tickets for the concert? | |
| 24. v. (US, crime slang) To extract a bribe. | |
| 25. v. (vulgar, slang) To obtain a sexual favor. | |
| Chris finally scored with Pat last week. | |
| 26. v. To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score. | |
| 27. interj. (US, slang) Acknowledgement of success | |
