score up
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To get more points or add your points up in a game.
Literal meaning: To score (mark) points upward on a tally — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To record or accumulate points in a game or competition.
"By the end of the third round, she had scored up enough points to guarantee her place in the final."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
To mark a surface with a series of cuts or lines.
"The prisoners scored up the days on the cell wall with a sharp stone."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Less common than 'rack up' or 'tally up'. More often heard in the context of card games, darts, or sports where points are physically marked. Can also mean to mark or cut a series of lines.
Commonly used with
points runs goals marks tally wins
Forms
Base
score up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scores up
he/she/it
Past simple
scored up
yesterday
Past participle
scored up
have + pp
-ing form
scoring up
continuous
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