Definitions for cark
cark

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorderverb

   disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

   "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carknoun

   Care; anxiety; solicitude; concern; heedfulness. This word is now obsolete.

   Etymology: cearc, Saxon.

   And Klaius taking for his youngling cark,
   Lest greedy eyes to them might challenge lay,
   Busy with oker did their shoulders mark. Philip Sidney.

   Down did lay
   His heavy head, devoid of careful cark. Fairy Queen, b. i.

2. To Carkverb

   To be careful; to be solicitous; to be anxious. It is now very little used, and always in an ill sense.

   Etymology: cearcan, Saxon.

   I do find what a blessing is chanced to my life, from such muddy abundance of carking agonies, to states which still be adherent. Philip Sidney, b. i.

   What can be vainer, than to lavish out our lives in the search of trifles, and to lie carking for the unprofitable goods of this world? Roger L'Estrange.

   Nothing can supersede our own carkings and contrivances for ourselves, but the assurance that God cares for us. Decay of Piety.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cark

   Cark (sometimes Cark in Cartmel) is a village in Cumbria, England. It lies on the B5278 road to Haverthwaite (and to the A590 road) and is ½ mile north of Flookburgh, 2 miles southwest of Cartmel and 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands. It is in the historic county of Lancashire. The village is served by the Cark and Cartmel railway station on the Furness Line between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The village used to have a water-powered cotton mill between 1785 and c1815. Cark is ½ mile south of Holker Hall owned by Lord and Lady Cavendish. Royal Air Force Station Cark was constructed near Flookburgh in late 1940. It was used by training and anti-aircraft co-operation units from March 1941 until closure in December 1945. After many years of disuse, it was reopened for civilian use and is the location of the North West Parachute Centre.

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1. cark

   Cark is a verb that means to worry or to be preoccupied with distressing thoughts or anxieties. It can also refer to burdening or causing trouble to someone. As a noun, "cark" refers to a feeling akin to worry, distress, or anxiety.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carknoun

   a noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry

2. Carkverb

   to be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubles in mind; to worry or grieve

3. Carkverb

   to vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry

4. Etymology: [OE. cark, fr. a dialectic form of F. charge; cf. W. carc anxiety, care, Arm karg charge, burden. See Charge, and cf. Cargo.]

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1. Cark

   Cark is a village in Cumbria, England. It lies on the B5278 road to Haverthwaite and is ½ mile north of Flookburgh, 2 miles southwest of Cartmel and 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands. Historically within Lancashire, the village is served by the Cark and Cartmel railway station on the Furness Line between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The village used to have a water-powered cotton mill between 1785 and c1815. Cark is ½ mile south of Holker Hall owned by Lord and Lady Cavendish. A Royal Air Force airfield was constructed near Flookburgh in late 1941 and named RAF Cark. It was used by training and anti-aircraft co-operation units from March 1941 until closure in December 1945. After many years of disuse, it was reopened for civilian use and is the base of the North West Parachute Centre.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cark

   kärk, n. (arch.) care, anxiety, or solicitude.—v.t. to burden, harass.—v.i. to be anxious.—adj. Cark′ing, distressing, causing anxiety. [A.S. cearig, careful, anxious—caru, cearu, care. See Care.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cark in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cark
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cark
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cark
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cark
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cark
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cark