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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lark1 /lɑrk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa songbird living in the open country, or similar bird, as the meadowlark.
lark2 /lɑrk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a merry, carefree adventure;
frolic;
escapade:had a lark at the party. - innocent or good-natured mischief;
something done as a joke;
prank.
v. [no object] - to have fun;
frolic;
romp.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lark1 (lärk),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, esp. the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Birdsany of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.
- bef. 900; Middle English larke, Old English lāwerce; cognate with German Lerche, Dutch leeuwerik, Old Norse lǣvirki
- a merry, carefree adventure;
frolic;
escapade. - innocent or good-natured mischief;
a prank. - something extremely easy to accomplish, succeed in, or to obtain:That exam was a lark.
v.i. - to have fun;
frolic;
romp. - to behave mischievously;
play pranks. - Sport[Fox Hunting.](of a rider) to take jumps unnecessarily:He tired his horse by larking on the way home.
- origin, originally uncertain 1805–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lark /lɑːk/ n - any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing
- short for titlark
Etymology: Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, of Germanic origin; related to German Lerche, Icelandic lǣvirki lark /lɑːk/ informal n - a carefree adventure or frolic
- a harmless piece of mischief
vb (intransitive)- (often followed by about) to have a good time by frolicking
- to play a prank
Etymology: 19th Century: originally slang, perhaps related to laikˈlarkish adj |