Score vs. Scratch — What's the Difference?

A usually numerical record of a competitive event

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object

The total number of points made by each competitor or side in a contest, either final or at a given stage

Cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil

The number of points attributed to a competitor or team.

Play a record using the scratch technique.

A result, usually expressed numerically, of a test or examination.

A mark or wound made by scratching

An amount due; a debt.

A technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect

A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction

(in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage

A ground; a reason

Money

A group of 20 items.

Assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality

Scores Large numbers

(of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given

The notation of a musical work.

To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.

The written form of a composition for orchestral or vocal parts.

To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.

The music written for a film or a play.

To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

The act of securing an advantage, especially a surprising or significant gain

To scrape or strike on an abrasive surface.

The act or an instance of buying illicit drugs.

To write or draw (something) by scraping a surface

A successful robbery.

To write or draw hurriedly

An instance of having sexual intercourse with a desired partner.

To strike out or cancel (a word, for example) by or as if by drawing lines through.

A notch or incision, especially one that is made to keep a tally.

(Slang) To cancel (a project or program, for example).

To achieve or accomplish

To withdraw (an entry) from a contest or competition

To achieve or gain in a game or contest

To withdraw an entry from (a contest or competition)

To count or be worth as points

To use the nails or claws to dig, scrape, or wound.

To keep a written record of the score or events of (a game or contest).

To rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.

(Baseball) To cause (a base runner) to cross home plate, especially by getting a hit

To make a harsh scraping sound.

To evaluate and assign a grade to

To gather funds or produce a living with difficulty.

To orchestrate (a piece of music).

To withdraw from a contest or competition.

To arrange for a specific instrument.

(Games) To make a shot in billiards that results in a penalty, as when the cue ball falls into a pocket or jumps the cushion.

To criticize cuttingly; berate.

A mark resembling a line that is produced by scratching.

To succeed in acquiring

A slight wound.

To succeed in obtaining (an illicit drug)

A hasty scribble.

To mark (a piece of paper or wood, for example) with lines or notches, especially for the purpose of keeping a record.

A sound made by scratching.

To cancel or eliminate by superimposing lines.

(Sports) The starting line for a race.

To mark the surface of (meat, for example) with usually parallel cuts.

A contestant who has been withdrawn from a competition.

To make a point or points in a game or contest.

The act of scratching in billiards.

To record the score or progress of a game or contest.

A fluke or chance shot in billiards.

To achieve a purpose or advantage, especially to make a surprising gain or coup

Poultry feed.

To succeed in having sexual relations with a desired partner.

(Slang) Money.

To succeed in buying or obtaining an illicit drug.

Done haphazardly or by chance.

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

Assembled hastily or at random.

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

(Sports) Having no golf handicap.

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

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

Twenty, 20.

To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.

(gambling) An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.

To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.

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

To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).

A weight of twenty pounds.

(of a surface) to get such scratches

(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.

To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.

(music) The music of a movie or play.

Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.

Subject.

(music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).

Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.

(billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.

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

To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.

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

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.

A criminal act, especially:

(ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.

A robbery.

To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.

A bribe paid to a police officer.

To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that they were previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.

An illegal sale, especially of drugs.

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

A prostitute's client.

An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.

A sexual conquest.

(sports)

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

A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.

(transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.

(intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.

(cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.

(ambitransitive) To obtain something desired.

(billiards) An aberration.

To earn points in a game.

(horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.

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

(meiosis) An injury.

(gambling) To win money by gambling.

(slang) Money.

(slang) To acquire or gain.

A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.

To extract a bribe.

(in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

To obtain a sexual favor.

A scratch wig.

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

(music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.

Acknowledgement of success

Scrawled or illegible handwriting; chicken scratch.

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

For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.

An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.

Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation

Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.

(computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.

The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.

(sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.

A distance of twenty yards; - a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.

To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.

A weight of twenty pounds.

To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.

The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.

To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; - often with out.

A line drawn; a groove or furrow.

To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.

The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; - so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.

To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.

The grade received on an examination, such as those given in school or as a qualifying examination for a job or admission to school; - it may be expressed as a percentage of answers which are correct, or as a number or letter; as, a score of 98 in a civil service exam.

To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.

To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.

A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.

Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.

A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch.

To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.

Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

To engrave, as upon a shield.

A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.

To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.

A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.

To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.

In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.

To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.

Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards.

To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to tally.

An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

To run up a score, or account of dues.

A depression scratched or carved into a surface

To succeed in finding a partner for sexual intercourse; to make a sexual conquest.

Informal terms for money

To purchase drugs illegally.

Dry mash for poultry

A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance);

A harsh noise made by scraping;

A written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages;

Poor handwriting

A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest;

An indication of damage

A set of twenty members;

Cause friction;

Grounds;

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

The facts about an actual situation;

Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;

An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar);

A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation;

The act of scoring in a game or sport;

A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse;

Gain points in a game;

Make small marks into the surface of;

Make underscoring marks

Write a musical score for

Induce to have sex;

Get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance;

Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;