make small marks into the surface of - score the clay before firing it • Syn: score, mark • Derivationally related forms: mark (for: mark), score (for: score), scorer (for: score) • Hypernyms: notch • Hyponyms: scarify, scotch, scribe, line • Verb Group: scar, mark, pock, pit • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something