score vs gain

score and gain both are nouns.

score and gain both are verbs.

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

As verbs, gain is a hypernym of score; that is, gain is a word with a broader meaning than score:

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

Other hypernyms of score include advance, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win.

score (noun)	gain (noun)
the act of scoring in a game or sport	the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)	the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
the facts about an actual situation	a quantity that is added
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)

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

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