Definitions of lark [ɑrk]

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Definition of 'lark'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) lark
any of numerous chiefly Old World songbirds of the family Alaudidae,of open country, typically having drab plumage and a long hind claw.

2.  lark
any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark.

3. (n.) lark
a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.

4.  lark
innocent or good-natured mischief; a prank.

5. (v.i.) lark
to have fun; frolic; romp.

6.  lark
to behave mischievously; play pranks.

Etymology: (1805–15)

Definition of 'lark'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) meadowlark, lark
North American songbirds having a yellow breast

2. (noun) pipit, titlark, lark
a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

3. (noun) lark
any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing

4. (verb) escapade, lark
any carefree episode

5. (verb) frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
play boisterously
"The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

Definition of 'lark'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) lark
any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors

2. (verb) lark
a frolic; a jolly time

3. (verb) lark
to sport; to frolic

4. (verb) lark
to catch larks; as, to go larking

Translation of 'lark'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a general name for several types of singing-bird, especially the skylark, which flies high into the air as it sings.
Afrikaans: lewerik	Arabic: قُبَّرَه	Bulgarian: чучулига
Brazilian: cotovia	Czech: skřivan	German: die Lerche
Danish: lærke; -lærke	Greek: κορυδαλλός	Spanish: alondra
Estonian: lõoke	Farsi: چکاوک	Finnish: kiuru
French: alouette	Hebrew: עֶפרוֹנִי	Hindi: एक पक्षी, क्रीडा़-कौतक
Croatian: ševa	Hungarian: pacsirta	Indonesian: burung pekicau
Icelandic: lævirki	Italian: allodola	Japanese: ひばり
Korean: 종다리	Lithuanian: vieversys	Latvian: cīrulis
Malay: burung lark	Dutch: leeuwerik	Norwegian: (sang)lerke
Polish: skowronek	Persian: سرايى نغمه	Pashto: سندرىمرغانود
Portuguese: cotovia	Romanian: ciocârlie	Russian: жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok	Slovenian: škrjanec	Serbian: ševa
Swedish: lärka	Thai: นกชนิดหนึ่งร้องเพลงได้	Turkish: tarla kuşu
Taiwanese: 百靈鳥，雲雀	Ukrainian: жайворонок	Urdu: ایک چھوٹا پرندہ، اگن، چکا
Vietnamese: chim sơn ca	Chinese: 百灵鸟
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