score off

verb

scored off; scoring off; scores off

British, informal

: to say or do something in order to get an advantage over (someone)

They're always trying to score off each other.

Examples of score off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Spirit took a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute, but KC’s Lo LaBonta scored off a deflection in the 14th. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Breel Embolo used his head to score off a long assist from Elías Báez to cut it to 3-2 eight minutes later. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Hischier scored off a rebound on a power play with 41 seconds left in the period. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Jamal Thiare scored off a rebound in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the host Columbus Crew a pulsating 2-1 win over Inter Miami on Sunday. — Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for score off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff