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1. (n) The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game. 2. (n) The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers. 3. (n) The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade. 4. (n) Twenty (20). 5. (n) A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery. 6. (n) A weight of twenty pounds. 7. (n) A period of twenty years. 8. (n) (British, slang) Twenty pounds sterling. 9. (n) (often in the plural) A great deal; many, several. 10. (n) (gambling) An amount of money won in gambling; winnings. 11. (n) (music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts. 12. (n) (music) The music of a movie or play. 13. (n) A subject. 14. (n) An account; a reason; a motive; a sake; a behalf. 15. (n) A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. 16. (n) An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt. 17. (n) (US, slang, crime) A criminal act, especially: 18. (n) A robbery. 19. (n) A bribe paid to a police officer. 20. (n) An illegal sale, especially of drugs. 21. (n) A prostitute's client. 22. (n) (originally US, vulgar, slang) A sexual conquest. 23. (n) (UK, regional) In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach. 24. (n) A document which systematically lists differences among compiled manuscripts of a source text. 25. (v) (transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface. 26. (v) (intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination. 27. (v) (ambitransitive) To obtain something desired. 28. (v) To earn points in a game. 29. (v) To achieve academic credit on a test, quiz, homework, assignment, or course. 30. (v) (gambling) To win money by gambling. 31. (v) (slang) To acquire or gain. 32. (v) (US, crime, slang, of a police officer) To extract a bribe. 33. (v) (vulgar, slang) To obtain a sexual favor. 34. (v) (transitive) To rate; to evaluate the quality of. 35. (v) (transitive, music, film) To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score. 36. (v) (horse racing, ambitransitive) To return (a horse and rider) to the starting-point repeatedly, until a fair start is achieved.