garage
/'gærɑ:ʤ/
Definition
Noun:
- A building or structure designed for storing motor vehicles: A "garage" is primarily a sheltered space, often attached to or separate from a house, used for parking and protecting cars, trucks, or other vehicles from the weather.
- A commercial establishment for vehicle repair and maintenance: A "garage" can also refer to a business where automobiles are serviced, repaired, or sometimes sold.
Verb:
- To place or keep a vehicle in a garage: The action of putting a car or other vehicle into a garage for storage or safekeeping.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Storage Structure):
- We keep our bicycles and gardening tools in the garage.
- The house has a two-car garage attached to it.
- Noun (Repair Shop):
- I need to take my car to the garage for an oil change.
- He works as a mechanic at the local garage.
- Verb:
- You should garage your classic car during the winter to protect it from the snow.
- We don't garage our car; we park it on the street.
Advanced Usage
- "Garage" as a modifier in compound nouns (Listed here as they are distinct lexical items):
- Garage sale: A sale of used household goods, typically held in a person's garage.
- They made some extra money by having a garage sale.
- Garage band: A musical group, typically amateur, that rehearses in a garage.
- They started out as a garage band before getting a record deal.
Variants and Related Words
- Garaging (gerund/noun): The act or practice of keeping a vehicle in a garage.
- The garaging of the vehicle is included in the rental fee.
- Garagekeeper (noun, less common): A person who owns or runs a garage, especially a repair shop.
Synonyms
- Noun (Storage): Carport, shed, depot.
- Noun (Repair Shop): Auto shop, service station, repair shop, mechanic's shop.
- Verb: Store, house, park.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
(The word "garage" itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its verbal use is typically straightforward: "to garage something.")
Related Idioms
- "In the garage": Literally means inside the garage. Can be used figuratively to imply something is being worked on or is out of service.
- My project is still in the garage, but I hope to finish it soon.
Noun
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a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
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an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
Verb
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keep or store in a garage
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we don't garage our car
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