park

Plural: parks

Noun

• a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
  • "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"
• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
  • "they went for a walk in the park"
• a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
  • "take me out to the ballpark"
• Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
• a lot where cars are parked
• a gear position that acts as a parking brake
  • "the put the car in park and got out"
• An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
• A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
• An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
• A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
• An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
• An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
• A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
• An area used for specific purposes.
• An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
• An area used for specific purposes.
• A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
• An area used for specific purposes.
• An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.
• An area used for specific purposes.
• An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.
• An inventory of matériel.
• A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
• The gear into which one shifts an automatic transmission when one is parking a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol P on a shifter's labeling.)

Verb

Verb Forms: parked, parking, parks

• To leave a vehicle or object in a specific place for a period.
• place temporarily
  • "park the car in the yard"
  • "park the children with the in-laws"
  • "park your bag in this locker"
• maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
  • "Park the car in front of the library"
  • "Can you park right here?"
• To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
• To defer (a matter) until a later date.
• To bring together in a park, or compact body.
• To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
• To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
• To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
• To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
• To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
• To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
• To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
• To promenade or drive in a park.
• To display style or gait on a park drive.

Examples

• A country's tank park or artillery park.
• a wagon park; an artillery park
• business park; industrial park; science park
• He came in and parked himself in our living room.
• He had to PARK his high expectations when his Words With Friends opponent played ’Q’ without a ’U’.
• He really parked that one.
• Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York
• I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.
• If a car seems to be refusing to let you shift out of park, recall that many cars have a safety interlock which requires that your foot must be pressing on the brake pedal before you can shift out of park.
• Let's park that until next week's meeting.
• Park your bags in the hall.
• She went to the park for a jog with him.
• They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
• to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
• We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
• You can park the car in front of the house.

Synonyms

ballpark, car park, common, commons, green, Mungo Park, parking area, parking lot, parkland, courtyard, garden, plaza

Antonyms

building, skyscraper, street, unpark

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