"scoring" in the noun 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"
"scoring" in the verb 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"
2. score, nock, mark
make small marks into the surface of
"score the clay before firing it"
3. score, mark
make underscoring marks
4. score
write a musical score for
5. seduce, score, make
induce to have sex
"Harry finally seduced Sally"
"Did you score last night?"
"Harry made Sally"
6. score
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
"She scored high on the SAT"
"He scored a 200"
7. grade, score, mark
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
"grade tests"
"score the SAT essays"
"mark homework"
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