lark
IPA: ɫˈɑrk
noun
- Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
- (by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
- A jolly or peppy person.
- A romp, frolic, some fun.
- A prank.
- A surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks.
- A surname originating as a patronymic shortened from Larkin, a medieval diminutive of Laurence.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
- A female given name from English from the lark bird.
- A river in England, on the border between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
- Alternative form of Larak (“island off the coast of Iran”) [An island off the coast of Iran.]
verb
- To catch larks (type of bird).
- To sport, engage in harmless pranking.
- To frolic, engage in carefree adventure.
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