# score off

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).
2. To delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.
3. To defeat (someone) verbally; to win a confrontation with words; to tell (someone) off.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see score, off. To score from.

## Etymology
score + off

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/score-off