mark in WordNet English dictionary

1. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
   "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
   bell ringer  bull's eye  mark  home run 
   
2. a symbol of disgrace or infamy
   "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
   mark  stigma  brand  stain 
   
3. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
   chump  fool  gull  mark  patsy  fall guy  sucker  soft touch  mug 
   
4. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
   crisscross  cross  mark 
   
5. formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
   mark  German mark  Deutsche Mark  Deutschmark 
   
6. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
   "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
   mark  grade  score 
   
7. an indication of damage
   scratch  scrape  scar  mark 
   
8. the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
   "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
   mark 
   
9. a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
   "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
   mark 
   
10. a distinguishing symbol
    "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
    marker  marking  mark 
    
11. a visible indication made on a surface
    "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
    mark  print 
    
12. a reference point to shoot at
    "his arrow hit the mark"
    target  mark 
    
13. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
    "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
    sign  mark 
    

1. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
   "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
   stigmatize  stigmatise  brand  denounce  mark 
   
2. put a check mark on or near or next to
   "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
   check  check off  mark  mark off  tick off  tick 
   
3. mark by some ceremony or observation
   "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
   commemorate  mark 
   
4. remove from a list
   "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
   cross off  cross out  strike out  strike off  mark 
   
5. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
   "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
   distinguish  mark  differentiate 
   
6. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
   "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
   grade  score  mark 
   
7. attach a tag or label to
   "label these bottles"
   tag  label  mark 
   
8. make or leave a mark on
   "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
   mark 
   
9. insert punctuation marks into
   punctuate  mark 
   
10. make underscoring marks
    score  mark 
    
11. designate as if by a mark
    "This sign marks the border"
    mark 
    
12. establish as the highest level or best performance
    "set a record"
    set  mark 
    
13. make small marks into the surface of
    "score the clay before firing it"
    score  nock  mark 
    
14. mark with a scar
    "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
    scar  mark  pock  pit 
    
15. notice or perceive
    "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
    notice  mark  note