running up the score

A form of run up the score — To engage in the practice – usually by coaching decision – of scoring more points than needed in a one-sided contest.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of run up the score
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APA

running up the score. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20up%20the%20score

MLA

“running up the score.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20up%20the%20score. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “running up the score,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20up%20the%20score.

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