Definitions for marking

(a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")

(a pattern of marks)

(evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do")

(the act of making a visible mark on a surface)

(attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles")

(designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border")

(be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers")

(mark by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade")

(make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads")

(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")

(notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words")

(mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently")

(make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it")

(establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record")

(make underscoring marks)

(remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list")

(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")

(assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework")

(insert punctuation marks into)