lark
lark 1
(lärk)n.
1. Any of various birds of the family Alaudidae, found almost worldwide and having a melodious song, especially the skylark.
2. Any of several similar birds, such as the meadowlark.
[Middle English laveroc, larke, from Old English lāwerce.]
lark 2
(lärk)n.
1. A carefree or spirited adventure.
2. A harmless prank.
intr.v. larked, lark·ing, larks
To engage in spirited fun or merry pranks.
[Short for skylark, to frolic, or alteration of dialectal lake, play (from Middle English leik, laik, from Old Norse leikr).]
lark′er n.
lark′ish adj.
lark′y adj.
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lark
(lɑːk)n
1. (Animals) any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing
3. (Animals) (often capital) any of various slender but powerful fancy pigeons, such as the Coburg Lark
4. up with the lark up early in the morning
[Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, of Germanic origin; related to German Lerche, Icelandic lǣvirki]
lark
(lɑːk)n
1. a carefree adventure or frolic
2. a harmless piece of mischief
3. what a lark! how amusing!
vb (intr)
4. (often foll by about) to have a good time by frolicking
5. to play a prank
[C19: originally slang, perhaps related to laik]
ˈlarker n
ˈlarkish adj
ˈlarkishness n
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lark1
(lɑrk)n.
1. any of numerous chiefly Old World songbirds of the family Alaudidae,of open country, typically having drab plumage and a long hind claw.
2. any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark.
[before 900; Middle English larke, Old English lāwerce]
lark2
(lɑrk)n.
1. a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
2. innocent or good-natured mischief; a prank.
v.i.3. to have fun; frolic; romp.
4. to behave mischievously; play pranks.
[1805–15]
lark′er, n.
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lark
Past participle: larked
Gerund: larking
| Imperative |
|---|
| lark |
| lark |
| Present |
|---|
| I lark |
| you lark |
| he/she/it larks |
| we lark |
| you lark |
| they lark |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I larked |
| you larked |
| he/she/it larked |
| we larked |
| you larked |
| they larked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am larking |
| you are larking |
| he/she/it is larking |
| we are larking |
| you are larking |
| they are larking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have larked |
| you have larked |
| he/she/it has larked |
| we have larked |
| you have larked |
| they have larked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was larking |
| you were larking |
| he/she/it was larking |
| we were larking |
| you were larking |
| they were larking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had larked |
| you had larked |
| he/she/it had larked |
| we had larked |
| you had larked |
| they had larked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will lark |
| you will lark |
| he/she/it will lark |
| we will lark |
| you will lark |
| they will lark |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have larked |
| you will have larked |
| he/she/it will have larked |
| we will have larked |
| you will have larked |
| they will have larked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be larking |
| you will be larking |
| he/she/it will be larking |
| we will be larking |
| you will be larking |
| they will be larking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been larking |
| you have been larking |
| he/she/it has been larking |
| we have been larking |
| you have been larking |
| they have been larking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been larking |
| you will have been larking |
| he/she/it will have been larking |
| we will have been larking |
| you will have been larking |
| they will have been larking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been larking |
| you had been larking |
| he/she/it had been larking |
| we had been larking |
| you had been larking |
| they had been larking |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would lark |
| you would lark |
| he/she/it would lark |
| we would lark |
| you would lark |
| they would lark |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have larked |
| you would have larked |
| he/she/it would have larked |
| we would have larked |
| you would have larked |
| they would have larked |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  lark - North American songbirds having a yellow breastAmerican oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow genus Sturnella, Sturnella - a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna - a meadowlark of eastern North America Sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark - a meadowlark of western North America |
| 2. |  lark - a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumageoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Anthus, genus Anthus - pipits Anthus pratensis, meadow pipit - a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia | |
| 3. | lark - any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Alaudidae, family Alaudidae - larks Alauda arvensis, skylark - brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height | |
| 4. | lark - any carefree episode diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" sexcapade - a sexual escapade; an illicit affair | |
| Verb | 1. | lark - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" |
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lark
(Informal)noun prank, game, fun, fling, romp, spree, revel, mischief, caper, frolic, escapade, skylark, gambol, antic, jape, rollick The children thought it was a great lark.
lark about fool around, play around, romp around, have fun, caper, frolic, cavort, gambol, muck around, make mischief, lark around, rollick, cut capers They complained about me larking about when they were trying to concentrate.
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Translations
قُبَّرَهمَرَح، لَهْو
чучулига
skřivanžert
=-lærkelærkeløjersjov
alaŭdo
aamuvirkkukiuruleivo
ševa
koránkelőpacsirta
ærsl; gletturlævirki
alauda
cīrulisdraiskulībajoks
škovránok
škrjanec
lärka
muziplikşakatarla kuşu
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lark1
(laːk) nouna general name for several types of singing-bird, especially the skylark, which flies high into the air as it sings.
lark2
(laːk) nouna piece of fun or mischief.
lark about/aroundto play about in a rough and usually noisy manner.
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