Phrase guide

mark out

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To mark the boundaries of an area—used of land, wood, metal, etc.—before working upon it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To classify.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I don't want to be marked out as a failure.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To obliterate or cancel with a mark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to mark out an item in an account

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To distinguish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

set boundaries to and delimit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • mark out the territory

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mark off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: размяча́ць (razmjačácʹ) — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Belarusian: разме́ціць (razmjécicʹ) — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Māori: whakaimu — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Polish: wytyczać — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Polish: wytyczyć — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Russian: размеча́ть (razmečátʹ) — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Russian: разме́тить (razmétitʹ) — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Spanish: enmarcar — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Spanish: encuadrar — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Ukrainian: розміча́ти (rozmičáty) — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it
  • Ukrainian: розмі́тити (rozmítyty) — to mark the boundaries of an area before working upon it