Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.
释义
名词noun
1A small brown passerinebird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
动词verb
1(dated, originally nautical) To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.