cark
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of cark
1250–1300; Middle English carken to be anxious, Old English becarcian, apparently derivative of car- (base of caru care ) + -k suffix
Example Sentences
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The pursuit eventually came to an end after Ali pulled into a pub cark park in Southbrook Road, where he ran from the vehicle and attempted to climb a fence.
From BBC
The website outlining the project said about 250 single men would be housed in temporary units in the hotel cark park with another 150 in the existing 37-bedroom building.
From BBC
He was later found unconscious in a pool of blood inside the cark park, according to Al Jazeera.
From Fox News
Werfel yelled, and he and Spurge hopped out of the cart—narrowly avoiding the huge swinging beak of the vork, which carked like a monstrous crow.
From Literature
Sculptures that could not be removed from the reservation have been defaces, such as a small carking of a bear that someone tried to pry from the ground.
From Seattle Times
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