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Noun
no-mark (plural no-marks)
- (British, slang) An insignificant person; one who fails to make a mark.
- (athletics) A score in athletics having after having not set a valid ground marking in a distance measurement. A score of 0 metres, resulting from faulting/fouling out of competition.
Verb
no-mark (third-person singular simple present no-marks, present participle no-marking, simple past and past participle no-marked)
- (athletics) To fail to record a valid score, and produce a score of 0 or no-mark (no distance), by failing to make a valid ground mark from an attempt, and fouling/faulting out of competition.
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