Park

/pɑ:k/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A large public green area: A piece of open land in a town or city, often with grass, trees, and paths, used for recreation and leisure.
    • An area for a specific activity or purpose: A designated area for parking vehicles, playing ball games, or preserving natural scenery and wildlife.
    • A gear position: In an automatic vehicle, a setting that locks the transmission to prevent the vehicle from moving.

  2. Verb:

    • To leave a vehicle in a place temporarily: To maneuver and position a car, truck, or other vehicle in a designated spot and leave it there for a period of time.
    • To place something or someone temporarily: To leave an object or a person in a particular place for safekeeping or convenience.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • We had a picnic in the park. (We ate our meal in the large public green area.)
    • He couldn't find a park near the office. (He couldn't find a parking space.)
    • Please remember to put the car in park before you turn off the engine. (Please select the gear position that acts as a brake.)

  • Verb:

    • Can you park the van behind the building? (Can you leave the van in that location?)
    • I'll park my suitcase at the hotel desk until check-in. (I will leave my suitcase there temporarily.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to park oneself": (informal) To sit down or position oneself in a place, often for a long time.

    • He just parked himself on the sofa and watched TV all day.

  • "park it": (informal, often imperative) A command to sit down or to stop and stay in one place.

    • Hey kids, park it! Dinner is ready.
Variants and Related Words

  • Parking (n): The action of parking a vehicle; space for vehicles to be parked.

    • The parking in this city is very expensive.

  • Parkland (n): Open grassland with scattered trees; land used as or suitable for a park.

    • The estate includes acres of beautiful parkland.

  • Amusement park (n): A large outdoor area with rides, games, and other entertainments.

  • National park (n): A large area of natural land protected by the government for public enjoyment.
Synonyms
  • Noun (green area): Garden, common, green, recreation ground.
  • Verb (to leave a vehicle): Leave, station, position.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Park up: To park a vehicle, especially a large one like a truck or camper van.
    • The truck driver parked up for the night at the rest stop.
Related Idioms

  • "A walk in the park": Something that is very easy to do.

    • After the last project, this new assignment will be a walk in the park.

  • "No park, no play": (A modern, informal rule) Emphasizing that if you don't follow the parking rules, you cannot participate in the activity.

    • The school has a strict no park, no play policy for the pickup lane.
Noun
  1. a gear position that acts as a parking brake
    • the put the car in park and got out
  2. a lot where cars are parked
  3. Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
  4. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
    • take me out to the ballpark
  5. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
    • they went for a walk in the park
  6. a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
    • there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park
Verb
  1. maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
    • Park the car in front of the library
    • Can you park right here?
  2. place temporarily
    • park the car in the yard
    • park the children with the in-laws
    • park your bag in this locker

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