Score

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.

Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.

The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.

A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.

A weight of twenty pounds.

The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.

A line drawn; a groove or furrow.

The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.

To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.

Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.

To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.

To engrave, as upon a shield.

To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.

To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. See Score, n., 9.

To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"

the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"