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noun
- 1. something done for fun, especially something mischievous or daring; an amusing adventure or escapade: "I only went along for a lark" Similar
verb
- 1. enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way: British "he's always joking and larking about in the office"
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How to use lark in a sentence. any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color; especially : skylark… See the full definition
a way of referring to an activity or a situation that you do not take seriously: I don't really think I'm suited to this marriage lark. See more.
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occurs in Australia. Habitats vary widely, but many species live in dry regions.
A lighthearted, fun episode is a lark. You could describe the wonderful day you spent with friends exploring little fishing towns along the coast of Maine as a lark. Often unplanned, a lark can happen when you are feeling adventurous.
Lark definition: any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.. See examples of LARK used in a sentence.
1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, esp. the skylark Alauda arvensis. 2. any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.
1. (Animals) any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing. 2. (Animals) short for titlark, meadowlark. 3. (Animals) ( often capital) any of various slender but powerful fancy pigeons, such as the Coburg Lark. 4. up with the lark up early in the morning.
a way of referring to an activity or a situation that you do not take seriously: I don't really think I'm suited to this marriage lark. See more.
Definition of lark noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
