Running Up The Score

Entertainment / Football / Running Up The Score: A generally discouraged practice in which a team, despite leading by several touchdowns (to the point that it is obvious that the team is going to win), continues to score as many points as possible in an effort to create as wide of a margin of victory as possible.
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Other Words for Running

Running Noun Synonyms: operation, management, direction
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Other Words for Score

Score Verb Synonyms: record, account, reckoning, register, tally, amount, number, count, sum, total, mark, grade
Score Noun Synonyms: music, accompaniment, full or short or vocal score
Score Adjective Synonyms: nick, groove, scratch, line, mark, stroke, notch, cut, nock
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The Adjective Synonyms: drama, the stage, dramaturgy, dramatic or Thespian or histrionic art(s), the boards, show business, showbiz
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Scorer

Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Scorer: This is an off-ice official who keeps track of all the goals scored, which player scored the goal and any player that has an assist on the goal. MORE

Scorecard

Entertainment / Golf / Scorecard: (also 'card') the card (usually stiff paper) used to record and tally scores during and after a round of golf MORE

Scoreability

Entertainment / Bowling / Scoreability: The scoring potential of a particular lane and condition. It can be used to describe how a lane has been optimized to increase the scores. MORE

SCORE

Business / Finance / SCORE: Stands for Special Claim on Residual Equity, a certificate that entitles the owner to the capital appreciation of an underlying security, but not to the dividend income from the security. MORE

Scribal Corruption

Entertainment / Literature / Scribal Corruption: A general term referring to errors in a text made by later scribes rather than the original authors. In many cases, these mistakes are obviously the result of human error while copying, such as accide MORE

Scupper

Business / Construction / Scupper: (1) An opening for drainage in a wall, curb or parapet. (2) The drain in a downspout or flat roof, usually connected to the downspout. MORE