"tallying" in the verb sense
1. match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
be compatible, similar or consistent coincide in their characteristics
"The two stories don't agree in many details"
"The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"
"The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
2. 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"
3. tally, chalk up
keep score, as in games
4. total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
determine the sum of
"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
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