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scored
transitive verb1 a: to keep a record or account of by or as if by notches on a tally : record b: to enter in a record c: to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account)2: to mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches3: berate
, scold
; also : denounce4 a
(1): to make (a score) in a game or contest <scored a touchdown> <scored three points>
(2): to enable (a base runner) to make a score
(3): to have as a value in a game or contest : count <a touchdown scores six points> b
(1): achieve
, attain <scored a dazzling success>
(2): acquire <help a traveler score local drugs
— Poitor Koper>
(3): win 1 <scored free tickets over the radio>5: to determine the merit of : grade6 a: to write or arrange (music) for a specific performance medium b: to make an orchestration of c: to compose a score for (a movie)intransitive verb1: to keep score in a game or contest2: to make a score in a game or contest3 a: to gain or have the advantage b: to be successful: as
(1): to succeed in having sexual intercourse
(2): to manage to obtain illicit drugs c: 3rate
— scor·er noun
— score points
: to gain favor, status, or advantage
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