"merk" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-merk.ogg [Australia] Forms: merks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Head templates: {{en-noun}} merk (plural merks)
  1. Obsolete spelling of mark Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: mark
    Sense id: en-merk-en-noun-5hIrCTqM
  2. (Scotland) Alternative form of mark Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mark
    Sense id: en-merk-en-noun-owBXg8KQ Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 36 12 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: En-au-merk.ogg [Australia] Forms: merks [present, singular, third-person], merking [participle, present], merked [participle, past], merked [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Head templates: {{en-verb}} merk (third-person singular simple present merks, present participle merking, simple past and past participle merked)
  1. Alternative spelling of murk (“to murder”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: murk (extra: to murder)
    Sense id: en-merk-en-verb-y5~M6WHL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 36 12 43
  2. (African-American Vernacular, slang) to run Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-merk-en-verb-o9eMoC-L Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 36 12 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for merk meaning in English (3.7kB)

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