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

Three players on the Nebraska Cornhuskers team scored off the court last week, as Cale Jacobsen, Pryce Sandfort and Sam Hoiberg all popped the question to their partners — in just a five-day span. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Sané scored off a short pass from Havertz, a diagonal shot between the legs of Miles Robinson that appeared to take a slight deflection off the defender and beat goalkeeper Matt Freese to the far post. —CBS News, 6 June 2026

Aubrey Curry scored off an assist from Bailey Ortiz for top-seeded Providence (18-5-3), which fell just short in its bid for a third straight sectional title. —Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026

The Purple Knights struck first, scoring off Danvers’ starter Dylan Weeks in the top of the first. —Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026

Rhymes for score off

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