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As verbs the difference between score and shot

is that score is while shot is (shoot) or shot can be to load (a gun) with shot.

As an adjective shot is

(colloquial) worn out or broken.

As a noun shot is

the result of launching a projectile or bullet or shot can be a charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

As an interjection shot is

(colloquial|south africa) thank you.

score

English

(wikipedia score)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The total number of points earned by a participant in a game.
  • The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
  • The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
  • (cricket) A presentation of how many runs a side has scored, and how many wickets have been lost.
  • (cricket) The number of runs scored by a batsman, or by a side, in either an innings or a match.
  • Twenty, 20 (number ).
  • * 1863 November 19, (Abraham Lincoln), , based on the signed "Bliss Copy"
    • "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
  • A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
    • (Halliwell)
  • A weight of twenty pounds.
  • (music) One or more parts of a musical composition in a format indicating how the composition is to be played.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
  • Subject.
  • * 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
    • Well, although we haven't discussed the views of all those who make precise reckonings of being and not [being], we've done enough on that score .
  • Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
  • * Hudibras
    • But left the trade, as many more / Have lately done on the same score .
  • * Dryden
    • You act your kindness in Cydria's score .
  • A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used.
  • An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He parted well, and paid his score .
  • (US, crime, slang) A robbery; a criminal act.
  • (US, crime, slang) A bribe paid to a police officer.
  • (US, crime, slang) An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
  • (US, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
  • (US, slang) A sexual conquest.

    • Synonyms

    * (sense, prostitute's client) see

    Derived terms

    * go off at score * scorecard * film score * threescore * fourscore * scoreless

    Verb

    (scor)
  • To earn points in a game.
    • Pelé scores again!
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And White Hart Lane was stunned when Rovers scored just five minutes after the restart in front of their away following.}}
  • To earn (points) in a game.
    • It is unusual for a team to score a hundred goals in one game.
  • To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test.
  • * 2004 , Diane McGuinness, Early reading instruction: what science really tells up about how to teach readin
    • At the end of first grade, the children scored 80 percent correct on this test, a value that remained unchanged through third grade.
  • To record (the score) for a game or a match.
  • To scratch (paper or cardboard) with a sharp implement to make it easier to fold.
  • To make fine, shallow lines with a sharp implement, for example as cutting indications.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away, […].}}
    The baker scored the cake so the servers would know where to slice it.
  • (slang) To have sexual intercourse.
    • Chris finally scored with Pat last week.
  • (slang) To acquire or gain.
    • Did you score tickets for the concert?
  • To obtain something desired.
  • * 1919 ,
    • "Of course it would be hypocritical for me to pretend that I regret what Abraham did. After all, I've scored by it."
  • To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
  • (US, crime, slang, transitive, of a police officer) To extract a bribe.

    • Derived terms

    * scorable * score a brace * score off, score-off * unscored

    Interjection

    (en-interjection)!
  • (US, slang) Acknowledgement of success

    • See also

    * grade

    References

    * Tom Dalzell, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English , 2008, page 846

    Anagrams

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    shot

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , from Germanic *skot-''. Cognate with German ''''. Compare ''scot .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Worn out or broken.
    • The rear axle will have to be replaced. It's shot .
  • *
  • * (The Tragically Hip), "Thompson Girl", :
    • Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well
  • (Of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
    • The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
  • tired, weary
    • I have to go to bed now; I'm shot .
  • Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Are you not glad to be shot of him?

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
    • The shot was wide off the mark.
  • (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
    • They took the lead on a last-minute shot .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.}}
  • (athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
    • The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
  • (uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
  • (uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
  • (referring to one's skill at firing a gun) Someone who shoots (a gun) regularly
    • I brought him hunting as he's a good shot .
    He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot .
  • An opportunity or attempt.
    • I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
  • A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
  • * 2003 , Carla Marinucci, " On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall," San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Nov. (retrieved 18 Apr. 2009):
    • Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values.
  • (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
  • A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
    • I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
  • A single serving of espresso.
  • (photography, film) A single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
    • We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
  • A vaccination or injection.
    • I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
  • (US, Canada, baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
    • His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
  • (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
    • Derived terms
    * armor-piercing shot * big shot * buckshot * chip shot * cow shot * long shot * parting shot * shot-glass * shotgun * shotlike * shot put * shot spot * split-shot * tracking shot
    Expressions
    * call the shots * give something one's best shot * shot in the arm

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shoot)

    • Verb

    (shott)
  • To load (a gun) with shot.
    • (Totten)
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
    • Drink up. It's his shot .
  • * Chapman
    • Here no shots are where all shares be.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A man is never welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome".

    Etymology 3

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (colloquial, South Africa) Thank you.

    • Statistics

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    Anagrams

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