# scoring

Pronunciation: US say "SKOR-ing" /ˈskoɹɪŋ/; UK say "SKAW-ring" /ˈskɔːɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The earning of points, goals, or runs in a sport or contest.
   - Simple: The act of getting points in a game or sport.
   - _His scoring throughout the tournament earned him the MVP award._
   - _The team's scoring dropped sharply after their best player was injured._
2. The task of recording points or results as they are earned in a sport or contest.
   - Simple: Keeping track of the points during a game or contest.
   - _Accurate scoring is essential in events decided by narrow margins._
   - _Electronic systems have replaced manual scoring in most professional sports._
5. The action of pressing or scratching a line into paper or other material to make it fold more easily.
   - Simple: The act of pressing a line into paper so it folds more easily.
   - _Proper scoring along the spine lets the cover fold cleanly._
   - _The bookbinder demonstrated scoring before creasing the heavy stock._
6. A deep scratch or furrow gouged in rock by a glacier or by some similar force.
   - Simple: A deep groove cut into rock by a moving glacier or a similar force.
   - _Geologists traced the glacial scoring across the exposed bedrock._
   - _The scoring in the limestone revealed the direction of ancient ice flow._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of score. — present participle and gerund of score
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of score. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The striker is scoring at an impressive rate this season._
   - _Scoring the music for the film took the composer nearly six months._

## Adjective

4. Of a person or thing that scores points.
   - Simple: Able to score points, or helping to score them.
   - _The forward converted every scoring opportunity in the final._
   - _Their most reliable scoring threat sat out the playoffs with an injury._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/scoring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).