a notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.-an account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.-account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.-the number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.-a distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.-a weight of twenty pounds.-the number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.-a line drawn; a groove or furrow.-the original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.-to mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.-especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.-to mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.-to engrave, as upon a shield.-to make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.-to write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. see score, n., 9.-to mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of new england and the western states were scored in the drift epoch.