Collins English-English Dictionary

mark [mɑːk]

1. 1. n a visible impression, stain, etc, on a surface, such as a spot or scratch

2. 2. n a sign, symbol, or other indication that distinguishes something

   an owner's mark

3. 3. n a cross or other symbol made instead of a signature

4. 4. n a written or printed sign or symbol, as for punctuation

   a question mark

5. 5. n a letter, number, or percentage used to grade academic work

6. 6. n a thing that indicates position or directs; marker

7. 7. n a desired or recognized standard

   he is not up to the mark

8. 8. n an indication of some quality, feature, or prowess

   he has the mark of an athlete

9. 9. n quality or importance; note

   a person of little mark

10. 10. n a target or goal

11. 11. n impression or influence

    he left his mark on German literature

12. 12. n one of the temperature settings on a gas oven

    gas mark 5

13. 13. n [often capital] model, brand, or type

    the car is a Mark 4

14. 14. n a variation on a particular model

    a Mark 3 Cortina

15. 15. n [slang] a suitable victim, esp for swindling

16. 16. n [nautical] one of the intervals distinctively marked on a sounding lead - Compare deep

17. 17. n another name for the jack

18. 18. n [bowls] [rugby union] an action in which a player standing inside his own 22m line catches a forward kick by an opponent and shouts ``mark'', entitling himself to a free kick

19. 19. n [Australian rules football] a catch of the ball from a kick of at least 10 yards, after which a free kick is taken

20. 20. n (in medieval England and Germany) a piece of land held in common by the free men of a community

21. 21. n an obsolete word for frontier

22. 22. n See class mark

23. 23. vb to make or receive (a visible impression, trace, or stain) on (a surface)

24. 24. vt. [tr] to characterize or distinguish

    his face was marked by anger

25. 25. vt. [often foll by off or out] to set boundaries or limits (on)

    to mark out an area for negotiation

26. 26. vt. [tr] to select, designate, or doom by or as if by a mark

    to mark someone as a criminal

27. 27. vt. [tr] to put identifying or designating labels, stamps, etc, on, esp to indicate price

    to mark the book at one pound

28. 28. vt. [tr] to pay heed or attention to

    mark my words

29. 29. vt. to observe; notice

30. 30. vt. to grade or evaluate (scholastic work)

    she marks fairly

31. 31. vt. [Brit] [sport] to stay close to (an opponent) to hamper his or her play

32. 32. vt. to keep (score) in some games

33. 33. interj [rugby union] the shout given by a player when calling for a mark

34. 34. interj See also markdown mark-up

35. 35. interj [Etymology] Old English mearc mark; related to Old Norse mörk boundary land, Old High German marha boundary, Latin margo margin

mark [mɑːk]

1. 1. n See Deutschmark markka Reichsmark Ostmark

2. 2. n a former monetary unit and coin in England and Scotland worth two thirds of a pound sterling

3. 3. n a silver coin of Germany until 1924

4. 4. n [Etymology] Old English marc unit of weight of precious metal, perhaps from the marks on metal bars; apparently of Germanic origin and related to mark¹