B1 [ I or T ] to win or get a point, goal, etc. in a competition, sport, game, or test:

[ I or T ] to succeed in an activity or to achieve something:

[ I ] UK US keep score to record the number of points won by competitors:

[ T ] US informal to get something:

[ I or T ] slang to get illegal drugs:

[ I ] slang to have sex with someone that you have usually just met:

[ T ] to make a mark or cut on the surface of something hard with a pointed tool, or to draw a line through writing:

[ T ] to write or change a piece of music for particular instruments or voices:

B1 [ C ] plural scores the number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition:

[ C ] plural scores a piece of written music showing the parts for all the instruments and voices:

[ C ] plural scores the music written for a film, play, etc.:

[ C usually singular ] plural score formal 20 or approximately 20: