"score up" meaning in English

See score up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scores up [present, singular, third-person], scoring up [participle, present], scored up [participle, past], scored up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} score up (third-person singular simple present scores up, present participle scoring up, simple past and past participle scored up)
  1. (transitive, music) To score (provide a musical score) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-score_up-en-verb-HgNfGFtH Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (transitive) To rack up (a score, especially a high score) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-score_up-en-verb-tAKl1AX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scores up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scoring up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scored up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scored up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "score up (third-person singular simple present scores up, present participle scoring up, simple past and past participle scored up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "en:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To score (provide a musical score)"
      ],
      "id": "en-score_up-en-verb-HgNfGFtH",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "score",
          "score"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, music) To score (provide a musical score)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rack up (a score, especially a high score)"
      ],
      "id": "en-score_up-en-verb-tAKl1AX-",
      "links": [
        [
          "rack up",
          "rack up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To rack up (a score, especially a high score)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "score up"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scores up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scoring up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scored up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scored up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "score up (third-person singular simple present scores up, present participle scoring up, simple past and past participle scored up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To score (provide a musical score)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "score",
          "score"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, music) To score (provide a musical score)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rack up (a score, especially a high score)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rack up",
          "rack up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To rack up (a score, especially a high score)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "score up"
}

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