Mark - Definition

n 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?"
[syn: mark, grade, score]
2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the
sheep" [syn: marker, marking, mark]
3: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" [syn:
target, mark]
4: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader
had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were
everywhere" [syn: mark, 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 [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain]
7: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: mark,
German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark]
8: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the
author of the second Gospel [syn: Mark, Saint Mark, St.
Mark]
9: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy,
sucker, soft touch, mug]
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" [syn: sign, mark]
12: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn:
Mark, Gospel According to Mark]
13: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar,
mark]
14: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn:
crisscross, cross, mark]
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" [syn: bell ringer, bull's eye, mark, home
run]
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn:
tag, label, mark]
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" [syn: distinguish, mark, differentiate]
4: mark by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the
anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
[syn: commemorate, mark]
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" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand,
denounce, mark]
7: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, mark, note] [ant:
ignore]
8: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face
permanently" [syn: scar, mark, pock, pit]
9: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before
firing it" [syn: score, nock, mark]
10: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a
record" [syn: set, mark]
11: make underscoring marks [syn: score, mark]
12: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
the list" [syn: cross off, cross out, strike out,
strike off, mark]
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" [syn: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick
off, tick]
14: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
"grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn:
grade, score, mark]
15: insert punctuation marks into [syn: punctuate, mark]