26984 words

parks

13 definitions • 20 examples
1
a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it:

Examples:

Hyde Park
We watched the joggers in the park.
2
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose:

Examples:

3
an area of land for playing sports on
4
an area of land around a large house in the countryside
5
to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, usually while you leave it:

Examples:

Where have you parked?
Just park your car in the driveway.
6
to put yourself or something in a particular place for a long time, often annoying other people:

Examples:

He parked himself in front of the TV and stayed there all afternoon.
She's parked an enormous pile of papers on my desk and I haven't a clue what to do with them.
7
to not deal with something or answer a question immediately but leave it for a later time:

Examples:

Can we park that question until the end of the session?
8
a large area of land with grass and trees which is maintained for the pleasure of the public:

Examples:

a picnic in the park
9
to leave a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, or fig.infml to put yourself or something in a particular place for a period of time:

Examples:

[ I ] Where did you park?
[ T ] Just park your car out front.
[ T ] fig.infml He parked himself in front of the TV.
10
an area of land used by businesses, factories, shops, etc.:
11
to leave a vehicle somewhere for a period:

Examples:

Staff park their cars in front of the main building.
There's nowhere to park on the street.
12
if you park money, an investment, etc. you leave it with another person or organization for a period of time. This is sometimes done to avoid tax and is illegal if it is done to hide the fact that you own something:

Examples:

park sth in sth More investors are seeking to park their money in an off-shore location.
The funds were parked in an anonymous account.
13
if you park an idea, problem, etc. you decide not to deal with it until later:

Examples:

Let's park this issue for a moment and return to it later in the meeting.

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