cark

[ kahrk ]

noun

1. care or worry.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to worry.

cark

¹

/ kɑːk /

noun

1. an archaic word for worry worry worry worry

cark

²

/ kɑːk /

verb

1. slang.
   intr to break down; die

Word History and Origins

Origin of cark¹

1250–1300; Middle English carken to be anxious, Old English becarcian, apparently derivative of car- (base of caru care ) + -k suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cark¹

C13 carken to burden, from Old Northern French carquier, from Late Latin carricāre to load

Origin of cark²

perhaps from the cry of the crow, as a carrion feeding bird

Example Sentences

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