merk

mark n. a dupe; a victim selected for a theft or a swindle. (Underworld.) : I bumped the mark on the shoulder, and he put his hand on his wallet just like always.

Mark 

Main Entry: mark
Function: transitive verb
1 : to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of marking his boundary>
2 : to affix a significant identifying mark (as a trademark) to—mark to the market 1 : to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price
2 : to value (an option or futures contract) in accordance with the market value prevailing on the last business day of the year for tax purposes

Main Entry: mark
Pronunciation: 'märk
Function: noun
1 : a narrow deep hollow on the surface of the crown of a horse's incisor tooth thatgradually becomes obliterated by the wearing away of the crown and therefore is indicative of the animal's age and usually disappears from the lower central incisors about the sixth year while tracesmay remain in the upper until the eleventh
2 : an impression or trace made or occurring on something —see BIRTHMARK, STRAWBERRY MARK
3 : a cut (as an ear notch) made on livestock foridentification —marked adjective

mark (märk)
n.

1. A spot or line on a surface, visible through difference in color or elevation from that of the surrounding area.

2. A distinctive trait or property.

v. marked, mark·ing, marks

1. To make a visible trace or impression on, as occurs with a spot or dent.

2. To form, make, or depict by making a mark.

3. To distinguish or characterize.