cark

(kärk)
tr. & intr.v., carked, cark·ing, carks.
To burden or be burdened with trouble; worry.

n.
A worry; a trouble: carks and cares.

[Middle English carken, from Norman French carquier, to burden, load, from Late Latin carricāre. See cargo.]

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verb

1. To cause anxious uneasiness in: ail, concern, distress, trouble, worry. See concern/unconcern.
2. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length: brood, dwell, fret, mope, worry. Informal stew. See concern/unconcern, thoughts.

worry; trouble, distress

verb
Also kark Also kark
verb, intr.

1: To die. (1977 —) .

2: to cark it to die. (1982 —) .
Sunday Mail (Brisbane) He turns nasty and binds her, then locks her in a shed and leaves a gas-powered lawn mower running. Will she cark it from the carbon monoxide fumes (1991)?

[Perh. from Austral cark caw, from the association of crows with death.]

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For a list of words related to carking, see:

• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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