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

Kane scored off a header in the 67th minute of the match in the Meadowlands, giving him 11 goals in 14 career World Cup appearances. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

And Algeria scored off two corner kicks in the second half to defeat Jordan 2-1. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 June 2026

Bradley Barcola scored France’s second and proved the team’s strength in depth, scoring off the bench. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Elijah Just scored early in each half for New Zealand, but Iran responded twice with a pair of beautiful goals, including Mohebi’s header off a perfect pass from Ramin Rezaeian, who had scored off the side of his boot in the first half. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Rhymes for score off

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