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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
lark2 (lärk),USA pronunciation n. - 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
lark′er, n. lark′i•ness, lark′ish•ness, n. lark′ing•ly, adv. lark′ish, lark′y, adj. lark′ish•ly, adv. lark′some, adj. |