Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mark \Mark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Marking}.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc.
   See {Mark} the sign.]
   1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to
      make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of
      merchandise; to mark clothing.

   2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used
      literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the
      spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him
      for a leader.

   3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or
      any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his
      hobnails marked the floor.

   4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark
      the points in a game of billiards or cards.

   5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note
      of; to remark; to heed; to regard. ``Mark the perfect
      man.'' --Ps. xxxvii. 37.

   {To mark out}.
      (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the
          ringleaders were marked out for punishment.
      (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out
          an item in an account.

   {To mark time} (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by
      moving the legs alternately without advancing.

   Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show;
        evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote;
        characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.

Marking \Mark"ing\, n.
   The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks
   made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as,
   the marking of a bird's plumage.

   {Marking ink}, indelible ink, because used in marking linen.
      

   {Marking nut} (Bot.), the nut of the {Semecarpus Anacardium},
      an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a
      blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and
      an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.

Source : WordNet®

marking
     n 1: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the
          sheep" [syn: {marker}, {mark}]
     2: a pattern of marks
     3: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score;
        "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he
        had to do" [syn: {grading}, {scoring}]
     4: the act of making a visible mark on a surface