Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scoring

1 sense of scoring

Sense 1
marking, grading, scoring -- (evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do")
       => evaluation, rating -- (act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb score

7 senses of score

Sense 1
score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season")
       => gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground -- (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference")

Sense 2
score, nock, mark -- (make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it")
       => notch -- (cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope")

Sense 3
score, mark -- (make underscoring marks)
       => record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

Sense 4
score -- (write a musical score for)
       => compose, write -- (write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")

Sense 5
seduce, score, make -- (induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally")
       => persuade -- (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!")

Sense 6
score -- (get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200")
       => achieve, accomplish, attain, reach -- (to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks")

Sense 7
grade, score, mark -- (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework")
       => measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value -- (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk")