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Scoring

To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

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📖 Definitions of "Scoring"

verb

1
To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
"The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it."
2
To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
3
To obtain something desired.
4
To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.

noun

1
The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
"The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee."
2
The process of winning points in a sport or contest.
"Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points."
3
The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
4
A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.

adjective

1
Of something or someone that scores.
"The highest scoring team will win the match."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scoring"

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rack upverb	(idiomatic) To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.
hitverb	(heading, physical) To strike.
nocknoun	(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
marknoun	(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
accountnoun	(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
seduceverb	(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
tallynoun	(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
gradenoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
grudgenoun	(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
grievancenoun	(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
cardinalnoun	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
twentynoun	(in the plural) The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
20	(twenty) the natural number following 19 and preceding 21.
musical scorenoun	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
sexual conquestnoun	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
xx	(pronounced Double X) a compilation album by American metal band Mushroomhead, released in 2001.
scoreboardnoun	A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.
scorecardnoun	A printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and record progress.
staffnoun	(plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.