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

Palacios scored off a backheel in the 79th minute and Kate Del Fava added a header in the 89th minute for the final scores of the match. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Toronto tied it at the half when Mihailovic scored off a deflection seven minutes into stoppage time. — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

The Rangers reclaimed the lead after scoring off a Rays error in the fourth and then Wyatt Langford hit a double, allowing Alejandro Osuna to score. — Cal Phillips july 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

The Morgan Hill native got her first score off an extended dribbling sequence and then a rebounded shot in the 15th minute. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for score off

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