score

I

n.

tally

(usu. sports)

1) to keep score

2) a close; even; lopsided score

3) (AE) (usu. baseball) a box score

4) a score stands (the score stood five to three = the score stood five--three = the score stood at five to three; how does the score stand?)

5) by a score (we won by a lopsided score)

points

(sports)

6) (esp. AE) to run up a score

7) a lopsided score (our team ran up a lopsided score)

grievance

matter

8) to pay off, settle a score

9) an old score (they had some old scores to settle)

10) a score between (there are some old scores between them)

musical composition

11) to play; write a score

copy of a musical composition

12) a full; orchestra; piano; vocal score

matter

13) on a certain score (we are even on that score)

facts of a situation

(colloq.)

14) to know the score

II

v.

1) (D; intr., tr.) ('to make a score') to score against (to score against a team; they scored five points against the visiting team)

2) (D; intr., tr.) ('to make a score') to score for (she scored ten points for her team; who scored for their team?)

3) (d; intr.) ('to write music') to score for (to score for full orchestra)

4) (colloq.) (BE) (d; intr.) to score off ('to beat in an argument') (it's difficult to score off him in an argument)

5) (colloq.) (D; intr.) ('to achieve success') to score with (I really scored with the boss)

6) (s) to score high; low (they scored high in/on the proficiency tests)

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[skɔː]

even

lopsided score

orchestra

piano

settle a score

vocal score

write a score

low (they scored high in/on the proficiency tests)

(AE) (usu. baseball) a box score

(s) to score high

['copy of a musical composition'] a full

['facts of a situation'] (colloq.) to know the score

['grievance'] ['matter'] to pay off

['musical composition'] to play

['points'] (sports) (esp. AE) to run up a score

['tally'] (usu. sports) to keep score

a close

(colloq.) (D; intr.) ('to achieve success') to score with (I really scored with the boss)

(colloq.) (BE) (d; intr.) to score off (it's difficult to score off him in an argument; 'to beat in an argument')

a lopsided score (our team ran up a lopsided score)

(D; intr., tr.) ('to make a score') to score for (she scored ten points for her team; who scored for their team?)

a score stands (the score stood five to three •= the score stood five-three = the score stood at five to three; how does the score stand?)

a score between (there are some old scores between them)

an old score (they had some old scores to settle)

(D; intr., tr.) ('to make a score') to score against (to score against a team; they scored five points against the visiting team)

(d; intr.) ('to write music') to score for (to score for full orchestra)

['matter'] on a certain score (we are even on that score)

by a score (we won by a lopsided score)