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1. A songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
   - pipit, titlark
    
2. North American songbirds having a yellow breast
   - meadowlark
    
3. Any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
    
4. [informal] Any carefree episode
   - escapade

1. Play boisterously
   "The children larked in the garden";
   - frolic, rollick, skylark [informal], disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about [informal]

Derived forms: larking, larks, larked

Type of: American oriole, diversion, New World oriole, oriole, oscine, oscine bird, play, recreation

Part of: Alaudidae, Anthus, family Alaudidae, genus Anthus, genus Sturnella, Sturnella

Encyclopedia: Lark, Sarah