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KNOW THE SCORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does know the score mean? 

KNOW THE SCORE (verb)
  The verb KNOW THE SCORE has 1 sense:

1. be well-informedplay

  Familiarity information: KNOW THE SCORE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNOW THE SCORE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Be well-informed

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

be on the ball; be with it; know the score; know what's going on; know what's what

Hypernyms (to "know the score" is one way to...):

know (know how to do or perform something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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