1. small scars or pitted marks on the skin, especially those left by smallpox or acne
2. small holes or dents in a surface

1. to mark with small holes or scars

Examples

• His face bore pockmarks from childhood chickenpox.
• The old building’s walls were covered with pockmarks from years of weathering.
• Acne had left pockmarks across her cheeks.
• The meteor shower pockmarked the lunar surface.
• Bullet holes pockmarked the side of the abandoned warehouse.
• She used makeup to conceal the pockmarks on her skin.
• The disease can pockmark the skin permanently.