1. (

• marker ,
• marking ,
• mark ,

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

2. (

• marking

) a pattern of marks ;

3. (

• marking ,
• grading ,
• scoring

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

4. (

• marking ,

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