the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual

the final score was 4–3 to Royston

a group or set of twenty or about twenty

a score of men lost their lives in the battle

Doyle's success brought imitators by the score

a written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other

a notch or line cut or scratched into a surface

check the shaft for scratches and scores

an act of buying illegal drugs

she made her first score from a dealer in Times Square

gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game

McCartney scored a fine goal

Wilson outstripped his marker to score

orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments

the Quartet Suite was scored for flute, violin, viola da gamba, and continuo

cut or scratch a notch or line on (a surface)

score the card until you cut through

secure (a success or an advantage)

the band scored a hit single

examine (experimentally treated cells, bacterial colonies, etc.), making a record of the number showing a particular character

the aim should be to score between fifty and one hundred mitotic cells