gain vs score

gain and score both are nouns.

gain and score both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gain	Yes	No	Yes	No
score	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, score is a hyponym of gain; that is, score is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gain:

gain: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
score: gain points in a game

Other hyponyms of gain include steal, rack up, tally.

gain (noun)	score (noun)
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input	the act of scoring in a game or sport
the advantageous quality of being beneficial	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
a quantity that is added	the facts about an actual situation
	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
	a set of twenty members
	grounds
	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

gain (verb)	score (verb)
increase (one's body weight)	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
rise in rate or price	make underscoring marks
increase or develop	gain points in a game
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
reach a destination, either real or abstract	make small marks into the surface of
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages	induce to have sex
win something through one's efforts	write a musical score for
derive a benefit from
obtain

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