This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
cark
[ kahrk ]
/ kɑrk /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
care or worry.
verb (used with or without object)
to worry.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of cark
1250–1300; Middle English carken to be anxious, Old English becarcian, apparently derivative of car- (base of carucare) + -k suffix
Words nearby cark
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use cark in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for cark (1 of 2)
cark1
/ (kɑːk) /
noun, verb
an archaic word for worry (def. 1), worry (def. 2), worry (def. 11), worry (def. 13)
Word Origin for cark
C13 carken to burden, from Old Northern French carquier, from Late Latin carricāre to load
British Dictionary definitions for cark (2 of 2)
cark2
/ (kɑːk) /
verb
(intr) Australian slang to break down; die
Word Origin for cark
perhaps from the cry of the crow, as a carrion feeding bird
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012