Lark - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|lɑːrk|
Brit.
|lɑːk|
noun
- North American songbirds having a yellow breast
- a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage (syn: pipit, titlark)
- any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
- any carefree episode (syn: escapade)
- a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage (syn: pipit, titlark)
- any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
- any carefree episode (syn: escapade)
verb
- play boisterously (syn: cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport)
Extra examples
...we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs...
He did it just for a lark.
I only went along for a lark.
Salad again? How long are you going to keep up this healthy eating lark?
A lark had gone heavenward, spraying sweet notes.
The lark trilled out her happy song.
• Paint the whole room? Sod that for a lark!
Phrasal verbs
lark about
— play boisterously
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: lark
he/she/it: larks
present participle: larking
past tense: larked
past participle: larked
I/you/we/they: lark
he/she/it: larks
present participle: larking
past tense: larked
past participle: larked
noun
singular: lark
plural: larks
singular: lark
plural: larks
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