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settle the score

settle the score verb: synonym of even the score.

Verb

settle the score (third-person singular simple present settles the score, present participle settling the score, simple past and past participle settled the score)

  1. Synonym of even the score.
    Synonyms:
    even the score

Synonyms of settle the score

Forms of settle the score

third-person singular presentsettles the score
present participlesettling the score
past participlesettled the score
pastsettled the score

Questions about settle the score

What does settle the score mean?
Settle the score means synonym of even the score.
What part of speech is settle the score?
Settle the score is a verb.
What is the past tense of settle the score?
The past tense of settle the score is settled the score.

Words near settle the score in the dictionary

  1. settle into
  2. settle on
  3. settle one's account
  4. settle one's affairs
  5. settle someone's hash
  6. settle the score
  7. settle up
  8. settle upon
  9. settle with
  10. settleability
  11. settleable

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