park

PAHRK/pɑɹk/SayPAHKUK/pɑːk//pɐːk/

Pluralparks

Verbparks, parking, parked

21 meanings of park

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public gardennouncountable
An open area in a town or city with grass and trees where people relax and play.
Like a big garden that the whole town shares.
We had a picnic in the park near our house.
The kids ride their bikes through the park every afternoon.
UsageSay in the park.
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leave a vehicleverbtransitive
To stop a car or other vehicle and leave it somewhere for a while.
Dad parked the car in front of the store.
You can park your bike next to the fence.
UsageParking usually has no a: find parking. For one place to leave a car, say a parking space.
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nouncountable
An open area where vehicles, equipment, or supplies are kept together.
We left the car in the car park near the shops.
The bus park is behind the station.
Similardepot
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sports fieldnouncountable
The field where a sports game, especially soccer, is played.
The players ran onto the park as the fans cheered.
He was the best player on the park all afternoon.
UsageSay a player is on the park.
Similarpitch, field, ground
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business zonenouncountable
An area of land set aside for one type of business or industry.
Her dad works at a big industrial park outside the city.
The park near the highway is full of offices and small factories.
UsageSay business park or industrial park.
Similarestate
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car spacenouncolloquialAustraliaNew Zealandcountable
A space where you can leave your car.
We drove around the block twice before we found a park.
There's a free park right outside the store.
UsageSay find a park for your car.
Similarspot, space
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country estatenouncountable
A large area of land around a big country house, with trees and grass, often kept for deer or hunting.
Deer wander freely across the park behind the old manor house.
The duke kept deer in the park around his country house.
Similargrounds
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nature reservenouncountable
A large area of wild land that is protected for animals and plants and for people to visit and enjoy.
A ranger in the park told us to stay away from the bears.
The park has miles of forest trails and three lakes for canoeing.
Similarreserve, preserve
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Less common meanings

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sit and stayverbcolloquialreflexivetransitive
To sit down or put something somewhere and stay there for a while.
He parked himself on the couch and watched TV all afternoon.
Just park your bags by the door for now.
UsageSay park yourself somewhere to sit for a while.
Similarplant, settle, plonk, seat
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deal with laterverbcolloquialfigurativelytransitive
To decide to deal with something later instead of now.
Like putting a toy on a shelf so you can play with it later.
Let's park that question until our next meeting.
The team parked the new logo idea so they could finish the website first.
UsageSay let's park that to talk about it later.
Similarshelve, postpone, defer, suspend
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car gearnoununcountable
The gear marked P that keeps an automatic car from rolling when it is stopped.
Put the car in park before you turn off the engine.
The truck would not start because it was not in park.
UsageSay put the car in park.
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home runverbtransitive
To hit a baseball so far that it goes out of the field for a home run.
He parked the ball deep into the left-field seats.
She can park a fastball over any fence in the league.
UsageSay a batter parked the ball.
Similarlaunch, blast
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car romanceverbslangUSintransitive
To stop a car in a quiet place so a couple can kiss and be alone together.
The two of them parked by the lake and kissed until midnight.
Grandma blushed when she told us that she and Grandpa used to park out on Miller Road when they were dating.
UsagePeople say couples go parking.
Similarneck
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mountain valleynounUScountable
A wide valley with a flat bottom that lies between mountains.
Like a giant flat bowl with mountains for sides.
The settlers built their ranch in a wide park between two mountain ranges.
The ranch sits in a flat, grassy park ringed by tall mountains.
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hold cashverbtransitive
To put money somewhere safe for a short time until you decide what to do with it.
She parked her savings in the bank while she looked for a house.
The small company will park its profits somewhere safe until it is ready to open a new shop.
UsageSay park money in a safe place.
Similarput, invest, keep
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web addressverbtransitive
To buy a website name and keep it without building a website on it.
Like buying a piece of land and leaving it empty until you can sell it.
Some people park hundreds of website names and hope to sell them later.
She parked the domain name for years before building her website.
UsageOften in domain parking.
Similarreserve, register
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army stocknounUKcountable
The full set of vehicles, guns, and equipment that an army keeps.
The army's park included two hundred lorries and dozens of field guns.
After the war, the regiment sold off most of its park of old vehicles.
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verbdatedintransitive
In the past, to walk, ride, or drive around a park for fun and to be seen by others.
Similarpromenade, parade
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verbarchaic
To put animals or land inside a fenced area and keep them there.
O, negligent and heedless discipline! How are we park'd and bounded in a pale, A little herd of England's timorous deer, Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs!
1591, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”
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noun
An area of shallow seawater, partly closed off, where people grow oysters.
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verbrare
To put oysters into a closed-off area of water so they can grow there.

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Origin

It comes from Old French parc, meaning a pen for livestock. This probably came from a Frankish word for an enclosure or fence.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts

English park comes from Old French parc. en.wiktionary.org
Old French parc meant a pen for livestock. en.wiktionary.org