park
[paːk]
Dictionary
noun
- An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
- A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
- An area used for specific purposes.
- An inventory of matériel.
"A country's tank park or artillery park."
- A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
verb
- To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
"I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."
- To defer (a matter) until a later date.
"Let's park that until next week's meeting."
- To bring together in a park, or compact body.
"to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc."
- To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
- To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.
"He really parked that one."
- To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.
"They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked."
- (sometimes reflexive) 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."
- 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."
- To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
- (oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
- To promenade or drive in a park.
- (of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive.
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