Park | Mean of park in English Dictionary
/ˈpɑɚk/
- Noun
- a piece of public land in or near a city that is kept free of houses and other buildings and can be used for pleasure and exercise
- We went for a walk in the park.
- New York City's Central Park
- He was sitting on a park bench. [=a bench in a park]
- the city's park/parks department
- a large area of public land kept in its natural state to protect plants and animals
- The nation's parks are a popular destination for tourists.
- Yellowstone (National) Park
- Many parks have campsites.
- a field or stadium where a sport (especially baseball) is played
- a baseball park
- He hit the ball out of the park.
- Fenway Park in Boston
- a soccer or rugby field
- a rugby game in Eden Park
- She's the best player on the park. [=in the game]
- an area that is designed for a specified use
- a new office park [=an area with several buildings that are full of offices; an area for office buildings]
- the town's only mobile home park [=an area for people to live in mobile homes]
- a condition in which the gears of a vehicle are in a position that prevents the vehicle from moving
- The car must be in park before you can turn the engine off.
- She pulled over and put the car in park.
- Verb
- to leave a car, truck, motorcycle, etc., in a particular place
- I couldn't find anywhere to park.
- I parked on the street.
- I parked the car on the street.
- My car is parked behind your truck. = I'm parked behind your truck.
- a parked car
- to be left in a particular place by a driver
- Cars are only allowed to park on the right side of this street.
- The bus parked behind the museum.
- to temporarily leave (something) in a particular place
- Park your bags in the hallway.
- to leave (something) in a particular place for a long time or what seems like a long time
- She parked the money in a savings account and forgot about it for several years.
- to sit in a particular place especially for a long time
- The kids parked themselves in front of the TV.
- Park yourself in that chair and wait.