to mark
- verb
- /mɑrk/
- I was trying not to leave a mark on your shoulder.
- marked with deep scars
Examples
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And the scars that mark my body, they're silver and gold.
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Hemorrhage occurs subsequent to feeding at the injured site, which eventually is marked by a scar.
Academic text (2015) -
And while they were sitting in my room with me, they watched this mark suddenly form on my neck.
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I have a few little red marks on my head because I picked my face.
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Because if I leave physical marks on you, you've got something to show the police.
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Gray-bearded warrior, his chest marked by the scars of many battles, gets up.
Fiction book (1996) -
She accidentally marked her skin while shaving, leaving a small scar.
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The artist's tools marked the surface of the canvas, creating unique textures.
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After the accident, he had a permanent mark on his arm from the metal piece.
Synonyms
To cut or mark a surface by scraping it with something sharp
To mark the skin with ink so the design lasts
Leave a permanent mark on the skin or a surface after an injury
To make small dents on a surface
To mark something with small scar-like pits caused by disease or damage
To make small pits or scars on skin and other surfaces
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
- Specialized
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock
- Specialized
A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
- Specialized
A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North
- Archaic
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go
- Specialized
A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mark in the sense of leaving a scar comes from the idea of a sign left on the skin, so a mark on the body is a lasting sign of what happened.