marking

1. 1. A making or giving of a mark.
   2. A mark or marks made.
2. The characteristic pattern of coloration of a plant or animal.

1. docking of tails in lambs and, where appropriate, castration.
2. a form of olfactory communication or territorial marking by dogs and cats with urine or feces. Dogs deliberately defecate against a vertical surface such as tree, post, or bush. Cats uncharacteristically leave their feces uncovered. See also urine spraying.
3. a color marking on a horse's coat.

(DOD) To maintain contact on a target from such a position that the marking unit has an immediate offensive capability.

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a distinguishing symbol
  Synonyms: marker, mark

Meaning #2: a pattern of marks

Meaning #3: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
  Synonyms: grading, scoring

Meaning #4: the act of making a visible mark on a surface

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A marking can refer to:

• an annotation
• a perforation
• animal markings, such as the spots of a leopard or horse markings
• territorial marking, a behavior used by animals to identify their territory
• a road surface marking, such as lines or words, or the stripes of a zebra crossing on a road surface
• in football (soccer), assigning a defender to a certain offensive player
• action of catching the ball or taking a mark (Australian football)
• marker (linguistics) and markedness, two distinct concepts in linguistics
• Vägmärken ('Markings') book by Dag Hammarskjold

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