| park | |
| 1. n. An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | |
| 2. n. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. | |
| 3. n. A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation. | |
| Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York | |
| 4. n. An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant. | |
| 5. n. (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region. | |
| 6. n. An area used for specific purposes. | |
| 7. n. An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores. | |
| a wagon park; an artillery park | |
| 8. n. A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown. | |
| 9. n. An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose. | |
| business park; industrial park; science park | |
| 10. n. An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch. | |
| 11. n. (UK) An inventory of matériel. | |
| A country's tank park or artillery park. | |
| 12. n. (Australia, NZ) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space. | |
| 13. v. To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place. | |
| You can park the car in front of the house. | |
| I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop. | |
| 14. v. (transitive, informal) To defer (a matter) until a later date. | |
| Let's park that until next week's meeting. | |
| 15. v. To bring together in a park, or compact body. | |
| to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc. | |
| 16. v. To enclose in a park, or as in a park. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park. | |
| He really parked that one. | |
| 18. v. (intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle. | |
| They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked. | |
| 19. v. (transitive, informal, 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. | |
| Park your bags in the hall. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, finance) 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. | |
| 21. v. (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking) | |
| 22. v. (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin. | |
| 23. v. (intransitive, dated) To promenade or drive in a park. | |
| 24. v. (intransitive, dated, of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive. | |
