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Rut is a related term of scoring.


As a proper noun rut

is , cognate to ruth.

As an adjective scoring is

of something or someone that scores.

As a noun scoring is

the process of keeping score in a sport or contest.

As a verb scoring is

.

rut

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals
  • Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
  • Verb

  • to be in the annual rut
  • to have sexual intercourse
  • To mount or cover during copulation.
  • (Dryden)

    Etymology 2

    16th century. Probably from (etyl) route ‘road’

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road
  • A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling (See also rutter)
  • A dull routine
  • Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut .

    Verb

    (rutt)
  • To make a furrow
  • scoring

    English

    Adjective

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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
  • The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee.
  • The process of winning points in a sport or contest.
  • Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points.
  • The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
  • Verb

    (head)