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| park [ paark ] |
noun (plural parks) |
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1. area for public recreation: a publicly owned area of land, usually with grass, trees, paths, sports fields, playgrounds, picnic areas, and other features for recreation and relaxation
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2. protected area of countryside: an area of land reserved and managed so that it remains unspoiled, undeveloped, and as natural as possible
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3. privately owned recreation facility: an area of privately owned land, developed to offer recreation or amusements to paying customers
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4. business business site: an area of land developed for a group of related commercial enterprises
  a high-technology park
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5. sports stadium or sports field: a sports stadium or sports field
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6. urban planning road or district: a street or district, especially in a suburban area
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often used in place names
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7. military area housing military vehicles: a designated area where military vehicles are kept, within a military base
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8. automotive position on automatic transmission: a position on the gear selector of a motor vehicle with an automatic transmission that acts as a brake when parking
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verb (past and past participle parked, present participle park·ing, 3rd person present singular parks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb stop and leave vehicle: to stop a motor vehicle beside or off the road and leave it there for some time
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2. transitive and intransitive verb maneuver motor vehicle into space: to maneuver a motor vehicle into a space in order to park it
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3. transitive verb settle somewhere: to sit down somewhere, usually with the intention of staying there for some time
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slang
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Just park yourself over there.
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4. transitive verb leave something somewhere: to place or leave something somewhere temporarily, especially something heavy, bulky, or unwanted
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slang
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5. intransitive verb kiss in parked car: to kiss and cuddle in a parked car in a quiet and secluded location
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slang
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6. transitive verb aerospace place spacecraft in orbit: to place a spacecraft or satellite in orbit, usually temporarily
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7. transitive verb put something on hold: to stop pursuing or dealing with something temporarily
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| [13th century. Via French parc< medieval Latin parricus< Germanic, "enclosure"] |
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