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NGSL Rank: 742
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Meanings
noun
  • a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.
    E.g. the blow left a red mark down one side of her face
  • a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something.
    E.g. the first syllable has a stress mark
  • a point awarded for a correct answer or for proficiency in an examination or competition.
    E.g. many candidates lose marks because they don't read the questions carefully
  • (followed by a numeral) a particular model or type of a vehicle or machine.
    E.g. a Mark 10 Jaguar
  • a target.
    E.g. few bullets could have missed their mark
  • the act of cleanly catching the ball direct from a kick, knock-on, or forward throw by an opponent, on or behind one's own 22-metre line, and exclaiming ‘Mark’, after which a free kick can be taken by the catcher.
verb
  • make a visible impression or stain on.
    E.g. he fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it
  • write a word or symbol on (an object) in order to give information.
    E.g. she marked all her possessions with her name
  • indicate the position of.
    E.g. the top of the pass marks the border between Alaska and the Yukon
  • (of a teacher or examiner) assess the standard of (written work) by assigning points for proficiency or correct answers.
    E.g. the examiner may have hundreds of scripts to mark
  • notice or pay careful attention to.
    E.g. he'll leave you, you mark my words !
  • (of a player in a team game) stay close to (an opponent) in order to prevent them getting or passing the ball.
    E.g. each central defender marks one attacker
noun
  • (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a Deutschmark.
    E.g. Germany spent billions of marks to save the French franc from speculators
  • a former English and Scottish money of account, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence in the currency of the day.
    E.g. Sir William left 500 marks for repairing the road to Cambridge
  • the basic monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, equal to 100 fening.

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