Meaning of score | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
2. Grade, score.
3. The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
4. pay off or settle a score, to avenge a wrong; retaliate.
5. The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
6. a usually large board on which the score is shown at a cricket match, a quiz-programme etc. telbord لَوْحَة تَسْجيل الأهْداف табло marcador tabule ukazující skóre die Anschreibetafel pointtavle; måltavle πίνακας βαθμολογίας marcador tabloo تابلو ثبت امتيازات tulostaulu tableau לוּח תוֹצָאוֹת अंक फलक, अंक पट्ट ploča za bilježenje bodova, semafor eredményjelző tábla papan skor stigatafla tabellone 掲示板 득점 게시판 švieslentė rezultātu tablo papan markah scorebord måltavle tablica wyników تابلو marcad...
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7. Twenty (20).
8. for that reason. He's perfectly healthy, so you don't need to worry on that score. daarom لذلك السَّبَب за/заради това por esse motivo v tom ohledu in dieser Hinsicht hvad det angår για αυτόν το λόγο por lo que se refiere a eso, a ese respecto selle (asja) pärast از آن بابت siinä suhteessa à cet égard בְּעִנייָן זֶה उस कारण या उस विषय में iz tog razloga ezen okból karenanya af þeirri ástæðu al riguardo その点で 그 이유로 dėl šito, dėl tos priežasties šī iemesla dēļ; šai ziņā tentang wat dat betreftav...
9. A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
10. very many. She received scores of letters about her radio programme. baie, heelwat عَدَد كَبير من множество montes de spousty Mengen (von) snesevis πλήθος, ένα σωρό montones de hunnikuteviisi خيلي زياد joukoittain des tas deהרבה बहुत से mnoštvo számtalan banyak fjöldi molto 多くの 많은 gausybė milzums terlalu banyak veelmassevis, snesevis dziesiątki, mnóstwo دیره زیاته montes de mulţime (de) множество hŕba, veľa obilica gomila tjogtals med, massor av มากมาย pek çok, çok sayıda 很多的 безліч بے شمار r...
11. A weight of twenty pounds.
12. to get revenge for past wrongs. I have some old scores to settle with you. terugkry يُصَفِّي حِساباتٍ قَديمَه، يَنْتَقِم разчиствам стари сметки acertar contas antigas vyřídit si staré účty eine alte Rechnung begleichen ordne et udestående κανονίζω παλιούς λογαριασμούς, παίρνω εκδίκηση ajustar cuentas pendientes vanu arveid klaarima خرده حسابي را صاف كردن tehdä tilit selviksi régler des vieux comptes “לִסגוֹר חֶשבּוֹן” पिछले अपराध के लिए (व्यक्ति को) दंडित करना या उसे सज़ा देकर बदला चुकाना iz...
13. A period of twenty years.
14. Sports & Games a. A usually numerical record of a competitive event: keeping score.
    Sports & Games
15. Twenty pounds sterling.
    British, slang
16. A result, usually expressed numerically, of a test or examination.
17. A great deal; many, several.
    in-plural, often
18. An amount due; a debt.
19. An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.
20. A ground; a reason: You have nothing to worry about on that score.
21. The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.
22. A group of 20 items.
23. The music of a movie or play.
24. A subject.
25. An account; a reason; a motive; a sake; a behalf.
26. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
27. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
28. A criminal act, especially:
    US, slang
29. A robbery.
    US, slang
30. A bribe paid to a police officer.
    US, slang
31. An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
    US, slang
32. A prostitute's client.
    US, slang
33. A sexual conquest.
    slang, vulgar
34. In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach.
    UK, regional
35. A document which systematically lists differences among compiled manuscripts of a source text.

Equivalents

Examples

“The player with the highest score is the winner.”

“The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!”

“The test scores for this class were high.”

“The study not only showed IQ variance between children the same parents, but because the authors had the IQ scores of various parents, it demonstrated that parents with higher IQs tended to have more kids, ruling out the dysgenic fertility theory as a driver of falling IQ scores and highlighting the role of environmental factors instead.”

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

“I went on trying for fish along the western bank down the river, but only small trout rose at my flies, and a score was the total catch.”

“At Markes full fortie score they vs'd to Prick and Roue.”

“DEVLIN:You know the apple and core. Head might cost you a score, or more if you want a meat show on all fours.”

“Some words have scores of meanings.”

“Use a few “introductory plays” to become known to a casino before you go for a big score.”

“Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.”

“Well, although we haven't discussed the views of all those who make precise reckonings of being and not [being], we've done enough on that score.”

“But left the trade, as many more / Have lately done on the same score.”

“You act your kindneſs on Cydaria’s ſcore.”

“The local village priest is expected to pass through the Holi bonfire, which, in the opinion of the faithful, cannot burn him. Indeed he holds his land rent-free simply on the score of his being fire-proof.”

“Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used.”

“He parted well, and paid his score.”

“Let's pull a score!”

“Batman: Dangerous crowd you're stealing from. Catwoman: Jesus. Is this how you get your kicks, hon? Sneaking up on girls in the dark? Batman: Is that why you work in the club? It was all just a score?”

“He made a big score.”

“Ah, who gives a shit? The only score I'm interested in is the one I might make if some foxy chicks start pilin' outta there.”

“Above the harbour, steeply up the hill, run The Bolts, narrow stepped passages, equivalent of The Scores of Lowestoft and The Rows of Great Yarmouth.”

“Robson counted 92 exemplars of Gilgamesh and Huwawa A and 59 of Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld (“Tablet House,” 54). Since that time, several joins have reduced the number of distinct copies, so that Delnero’s score for Gilgamesh and Huwawa A now includes 85 total, mostly of the Type III extract category (Variation in Sumerian Literary Compositions: A Case Study Based on the Decad, University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., 2006).”

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