marking — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The action of marking.

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   Examples

   The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home.

2. A mark.

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   Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help.

3. The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.

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4. A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.

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   The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.

5. Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.

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Noun

1. a distinguishing symbol

   Synonyms

   markermark

   Broader terms

   symbol

   Examples

   the owner's mark was on all the sheep

2. a pattern of marks

   Broader terms

   designpatternfigure

3. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

   Synonyms

   gradingscoring

   Broader terms

   evaluationrating

   Examples

   what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do

4. the act of making a visible mark on a surface

   Broader terms

   decoration