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scoring

The English word “scoring” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of something or someone that scores.

noun

  1. The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
  2. The process of winning points in a sport or contest.
  3. The process of giving a score, such as a grade.
  4. The process of cutting grooves into food, such as bread or meat (for meat, often a square grid), before baking in the oven.
  5. The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
  6. A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.

Etymology

Derivative form of score, initially meaning “groove, notch, cut”, stemming from the same root as shear and scar.

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