1 [usuallypl.] a pattern of colours or marks on animals, birds or wood:
The female fish is bright yellow with black markings.
2 [usuallypl.] lines, colours or shapes painted on roads, vehicles, etc:
Road markings indicate where you can stop.
3 [U] (especially BrE) (AmE usually grading) the activity of checking and correcting the written work or exam papers of students:
She does her marking in the evenings.
4 [U] (in team games, especially football) the practice of staying close to a player on the other team in order to stop them getting the ball:
England gave away a goal because of their slack marking at corners.
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