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score 2, verb (oh)



2 W2 v
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1 ?win points?
2 ?give points?
3 score points
4 ?succeed?
5 ?have sex?
6 ?line?
7 ?music?
8 ?get drugs?
Phrasal verbs
score off somebody
score something ¡û¡ú out/through
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?WIN POINTS?
[I and T] to win a point in a sport, game, competition, or test
::Great cheers went up when he scored in the final minute of the game.
::She scored an average of 9.9 in the test.
score a goal/point/run etc
::He has scored 12 goals so far this season.
?GIVE POINTS?
[T] to give a particular number of points in a game, competition, test, or experiment
-synonym mark mark
::Each event will be scored separately.
::Responses to the individual items are scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 12.
score points
a) also score off sb BrE
to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else
::Too many MPs use debates as a chance to score political points.
score points over/off
::Advertising may be used to score points off the competition.
b) informal to do or say something to please someone or to make them respect you
score points with
::You'll score points with your girlfriend if you send her roses.
?SUCCEED?
[I and T] informal to be very successful in something you do
::Her new book has scored a spectacular success .
?HAVE SEX?
[I] informal to have sex with someone, especially someone you have just met
?LINE?
[T] to mark a line on a piece of paper, wood etc using a sharp instrument
::Scoring the paper first makes it easier to fold.
?MUSIC?
[T usually passive] to arrange a piece of music for a group of instruments or voices
?GET DRUGS?
[I and T] informal to manage to buy or get illegal drugs
score off [score off sb] phr v
to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else
::He liked scoring off his pupils in his days as a teacher.
score out/through [score sth ¡û¡ú out/through] phr v
to draw a line through something that has been written