hit pay dirt vs score

hit pay dirt

score

noun
  • A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery. 

  • The music of a movie or play. 

  • In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach. 

  • A bribe paid to a police officer. 

  • An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt. 

  • A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. 

  • A robbery. 

  • The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers. 

  • Subject. 

  • A weight of twenty pounds. 

  • The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade. 

  • An illegal sale, especially of drugs. 

  • A prostitute's client. 

  • A sexual conquest. 

  • Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf. 

  • The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game. 

  • An amount of money won in gambling; winnings. 

  • Twenty, 20. 

  • The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts below each other. 

verb
  • To extract a bribe. 

  • To earn points in a game. 

  • To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination. 

  • To win money by gambling. 

  • To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test. 

  • To obtain something desired. 

  • To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score. 

  • To cut a notch or a groove in a surface. 

  • To acquire or gain. 

  • To obtain a sexual favor. 

intj
  • Acknowledgement of success 

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