The difference between Pull and Score

When used as nouns, pull means an act of pulling (applying force), whereas score means the total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

When used as verbs, pull means to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force, whereas score means to cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

Score is also interjection with the meaning: acknowledgement of success.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pull and Score

  1. Pull as a noun:

    An act of pulling (applying force)

    Examples:

    "He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."

  2. Pull as a noun:

    An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

    Examples:

    "The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant."

    "iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet"

    "She took a pull on her cigarette."

  3. Pull as a noun:

    Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope

    Examples:

    "a zipper pull"

  4. Pull as a noun (slang, dated):

    Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

    Examples:

    "In weights the favourite had the pull."

  5. Pull as a noun:

    Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)

  6. Pull as a noun (Internet, uncountable):

    The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

  7. Pull as a noun:

    A journey made by rowing

  8. Pull as a noun (dated):

    A contest; a struggle.

    Examples:

    "a wrestling pull"

    "rfquotek Carew"

  9. Pull as a noun (obsolete, poetic):

    Loss or violence suffered.

  10. Pull as a noun (slang):

    The act of drinking.

    Examples:

    "to take a pull at a mug of beer"

    "rfquotek Charles Dickens"

  11. Pull as a noun (cricket):

    A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

  12. Pull as a noun (golf):

    A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

  1. Pull as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

    Examples:

    "When I give the signal, pull the rope."

    "You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle."

  2. Pull as a verb:

    To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

    Examples:

    "to pull fruit from a tree; to pull flax; to pull a finch"

  3. Pull as a verb:

    To attract or net; to pull in.

  4. Pull as a verb:

    To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

  5. Pull as a verb (ambitransitive, UK, Ireland, slang):

    To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

    Examples:

    "I pulled at the club last night."

    "He's pulled that bird over there."

  6. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

    Examples:

    "Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves."

  7. Pull as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To do or perform.

    Examples:

    "He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14."

    "You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that."

  8. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To retrieve or generate for use.

    Examples:

    "I'll have to pull a part number for that."

  9. Pull as a verb:

    To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

  10. Pull as a verb (intransitive):

    To row.

  11. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

  12. Pull as a verb (video games, ambitransitive):

    To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

  13. Pull as a verb:

    To score a certain amount of points in a sport.

  14. Pull as a verb (horse-racing):

    To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

    Examples:

    "The favourite was pulled."

  15. Pull as a verb (printing, dated):

    To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

  16. Pull as a verb (cricket, golf):

    To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

  17. Pull as a verb (UK):

    To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

    Examples:

    "Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint."

  18. Pull as a verb (rail transportation, US, of a railroad car):

    To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

  1. Score as a noun:

    The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

    Examples:

    "The player with the highest score is the winner."

  2. Score as a noun:

    The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.

    Examples:

    "The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!"

  3. Score as a noun:

    The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.

    Examples:

    "The test scores for this class were high."

  4. Score as a noun:

    Twenty, 20 (number).

    Examples:

    "Some words have scores of meanings."

  5. Score as a noun:

    A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Halliwell"

  6. Score as a noun:

    A weight of twenty pounds.

  7. Score as a noun (music):

    The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts below each other.

  8. Score as a noun (music):

    The music of a movie or play.

  9. Score as a noun:

    Subject.

  10. Score as a noun:

    Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.

  11. Score as a noun:

    A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

  12. Score as a noun:

    An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.

  13. Score as a noun (US, crime, slang):

    A robbery; a criminal act.

    Examples:

    "Let's pull a score!"

  14. Score as a noun (US, crime, slang):

    A bribe paid to a police officer.

  15. Score as a noun (US, crime, slang):

    An illegal sale, especially of drugs.

    Examples:

    "He made a big score."

  16. Score as a noun (US, crime, slang):

    A prostitute's client.

  17. Score as a noun (US, vulgar, slang):

    A sexual conquest.

  1. Score as a verb (transitive):

    To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

    Examples:

    "The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it."

  2. Score as a verb (intransitive):

    To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.

  3. Score as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To obtain something desired. To earn points in a game. To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test. To acquire or gain. To extract a bribe. To obtain a sexual favor.

    Examples:

    "It is unusual for a team to score a hundred goals in one game."

    "Pelé scores again!"

    "I scored some drugs last night."

    "Did you score tickets for the concert?"

    "Chris finally scored with Pat last week."

  4. Score as a verb (transitive):

    To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.

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