Definition of even the score
- They evened the score at 5–5.
: having a horizontal surface : flat
: being without break, indentation, or irregularity : smooth
: being in the same plane or line
used as an intensive to stress an extreme or highly unlikely condition or instance
used as an intensive to stress the comparative degree
used as an intensive to indicate a small or minimum amount
: to make even
: to become even
: evening
: twenty
: a group of 20 things
: an indefinitely large number
: to keep a record or account of by or as if by notches on a tally : record
: to enter in a record
: to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account)
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