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score vs shoot

shoot vs score

score and shoot both are nouns.

score and shoot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
score Yes No Yes No
shoot Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shoot is a hyponym of score; that is, shoot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than score:
  • score: gain points in a game
  • shoot: score
Other hyponyms of score include par, convert, homer, kick, eagle, hole up, ace, walk, equalise, equalize, get even, get, have, make.
score (noun) shoot (noun)
the act of scoring in a game or sport the act of shooting at targets
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse a new branch
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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)
score (verb) shoot (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation give an injection to
make underscoring marks produce buds, branches, or germinate
gain points in a game measure the altitude of by using a sextant
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance record on photographic film
make small marks into the surface of make a film or photograph of something
induce to have sex utter fast and forcefully
write a musical score for fire a shot; release
hit with a missile from a weapon
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
Difference between score and shoot

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