park

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

   • She went to the park for a jog with him.
   • 17th century, Edmund Waller, At Penshurst While in the park I sing, the listening deer / Attend my passion, and forget to fear.
2. 2

   A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.

   • The so-called park is a very broad, open valley,between the Sangre de Cristo range on the east, and the volcanic San Juan and Conejos ranges on the west
3. 3

   An area used for specific purposes.

   • a wagon park; an artillery park
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   1. 4

      An inventory of matériel.

      • A country's tank park or artillery park.
   2. 5

      A space in which to leave a car

      A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.

      • 2003, “Johnny”, "Melbourne Blackout", in Sleazegrinder (editor), Gigs from Hell: True Stories from Rock and Roll′s Frontline, page 174, We got to the 9ᵗʰ Ward and as luck would have it I found a park for my bro′s car right out the front.
      • We finally found a park and walked a few blocks to the building.
   3. 6

      The gear into which one shifts an automatic transmission when one is parking a car or…

      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.)

      • 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.
   4. 7

      To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

      • You can park the car in front of the house.
      • I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.
      • Parking is by app, which (when it works) is good. But £7.70 to park is extortionate, so GTR needs to look at reducing that.
   5. 8

      To defer (a matter) until a later date.

      • Let's park that until next week's meeting.
      • The Harry Potter spin-off prequel series Fantastic Beasts has been “parked” by Warner Bros, according to its director David Yates.
   6. 9

      To bring together in a park, or compact body.

      • to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
   7. 10

      To enclose in a park, or as in a park.

      • O, negligent and heedless discipline! How are we park'd and bounded in a pale, A little herd of England's timorous deer, Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs!
   8. 11

      To hit a home run

      To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.

      • He really parked that one.
   9. 12

      To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to…

      To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.

      • They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
   10. 13

       To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some…

       To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.

       • He came in and parked himself in our living room.
       • Park your bags in the hall.
       • "Entertain M. Paul while I go and get my shoes. I parked 'em under a rosebush."
   11. 14

       To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of…

       To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.

       • We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
   12. 15

       To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)

   13. 16

       To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.

   14. 17

       To promenade or drive in a park.

   15. 18

       To display style or gait on a park drive.

   16. 19

       An English surname.

   17. 20

       A river in central Connecticut.

   18. 21

       A village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 5802).

   19. 22

       A large area of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland.

   20. 23

       A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil borough, Wales.

   21. 24

       A surname from Korean. Alternative form of Bak.

       • " I can't believe that this is happening in America," Park told NPR in an interview prior to his departure.

The neighborhood

• synonymHogConn. river
• antonymbuildingantonym(s) of “a piece of ground in or near a city”
• antonymskyscraperantonym(s) of “a piece of ground in or near a city”
• antonymstreetantonym(s) of “a piece of ground in or near a city”