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scoring

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S K AO1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of something or someone that scores.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The highest scoring team will win the match.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process of winning points in a sport or contest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of score

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marking, grading

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluation, rating

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pistelasku — process of keeping score
  • Italian: punteggio — process of keeping score
  • Finnish: maalinteko — process of winning points
  • Finnish: pisteiden teko — process of winning points
  • Finnish: raaputus — action of scratching
  • Italian: grattata — action of scratching
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