score off

phrasal 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

Wiggins showed off his full offensive package on Friday, too, hitting spot-up threes, scoring out of post-ups, driving for layups, making step-back jumpers and also scoring off a cut to the basket. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025

The Blue Jackets scored only 4:10 into the game when Johnson scored off a wrister from the slot. —Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025

Hilary Knight opened the scoring for the United States, scoring off a Britta Curl assist during a first-period power play. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025

Anthony Spratt, who had 17 points and 3 rebounds, had a dunk before Caleb Knight scored off a feed from Burgess for a 25-7 advantage. —Jeff Halpern Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for score off

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