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park

UK/pʰɑːk/ US/pʰaːk/ very common informal slang uk us
noun (6) verb (2)

noun

1.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

  • “there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park”
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2.

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

  • “they went for a walk in the park”
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3.

a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)

  • “take me out to the ballpark”
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4.

Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)

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5.

a lot where cars are parked

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6.

a gear position that acts as a parking brake

  • “the put the car in park and got out”

verb

1.

place temporarily

  • “park the car in the yard”
  • “park the children with the in-laws”
  • “park your bag in this locker”
2.

maneuver a vehicle into a parking space

  • “Park the car in front of the library”
  • “Can you park right here?”

Origin

From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pearroc (“enclosure”) (whence modern English paddock), Old Norse parrak, parak (“enclosure, pen; distress, anxiety”), Icelandic parraka (“to keep pent in under restraint and coercion”). More at parrock, paddock.

Phrases

  • aerial park Terms derived from park (noun)
  • Albany Park Terms derived from park (noun)
  • amusement park Terms derived from park (noun)
  • auto park Terms derived from park (noun)
  • ball park Terms derived from park (noun)
  • ball park estimate Terms derived from park (noun)
  • ball-park estimate Terms derived from park (noun)
  • park a tiger
  • park and bark
  • park and ride
  • park in
  • park that thought

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