mark meaning and definition

MARK noun

Definition of mark (noun)

1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
   • "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
   • synonyms: grade, score
2. a distinguishing symbol
   • "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
   • synonyms: marker, marking
3. a reference point to shoot at
   • "his arrow hit the mark"
   • synonyms: target
4. a visible indication made on a surface
   • "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
   • synonyms: print
5. the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
   • "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
6. a symbol of disgrace or infamy
   • "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
   • synonyms: brand, stain, stigma
7. formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
   • synonyms: Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, German mark
8. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
   • synonyms: Saint Mark, St. Mark
9. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
   • synonyms: chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker
10. a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
    • "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
11. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
    • "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
    • synonyms: sign
12. the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
    • synonyms: Gospel According to Mark
13. an indication of damage
    • synonyms: scar, scrape, scratch
14. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
    • synonyms: crisscross, cross
15. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
    • "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
    • synonyms: bell ringer, bull's eye, home run

MARK verb

Definition of mark (verb)

1. attach a tag or label to
   • "label these bottles"
   • synonyms: label, tag
2. designate as if by a mark
   • "This sign marks the border"
3. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
   • "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
   • synonyms: differentiate, distinguish
4. mark by some ceremony or observation
   • "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
   • synonyms: commemorate
5. make or leave a mark on
   • "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
6. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
   • "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
   • synonyms: brand, denounce, stigmatise, stigmatize
7. notice or perceive
   • "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
   • synonyms: note, notice
   • antonym: ignore
8. mark with a scar
   • "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
   • synonyms: pit, pock, scar
9. make small marks into the surface of
   • "score the clay before firing it"
   • synonyms: nock, score
10. establish as the highest level or best performance
    • "set a record"
    • synonyms: set
11. make underscoring marks
    • synonyms: score
12. remove from a list
    • "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
    • synonyms: cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out
13. put a check mark on or near or next to
    • "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
    • synonyms: check, check off, mark off, tick, tick off
14. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
    • "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
    • synonyms: grade, score
15. insert punctuation marks into
    • synonyms: punctuate