park

Noun

park (plural parks)

1. An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
   1. 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.
   2. 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
   3. An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
2. (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
3. An area used for specific purposes.
   1. An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
      • a wagon park;   an artillery park
   2. A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
   3. An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.
      • business park;  industrial park;  science park
   4. An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.
4. (UK) An inventory of matériel.
   • A country's tank park or artillery park.
5. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.

Verb

park (third-person singular simple present parks, present participle parking, simple past and past participle parked)

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive, informal) To defer (a matter) until a later date.
   • Let's park that until next week's meeting.
3. (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
   • to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
4. (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
5. (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
   • He really parked that one.
6. (intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
   • They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
7. (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.
8. (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.
9. (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
10. (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
11. (intransitive, dated) To promenade or drive in a park.
12. (intransitive, dated, of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive.

Anagrams

• KPRA, Karp, Prak

Noun

park (plural parke, diminutive parkie)

park

Noun

park ?

1. field

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpark]

Noun

park m inan

1. park

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paːrk/, [pʰɑːɡ̊]

Noun

park c (singular definite parken, plural indefinite parker)

1. park

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɑrk/
• Hyphenation: park
• Homophone: Park

Noun

park n (plural parken, diminutive parkje n)

1. park

Verb

park

1. singular imperative of parken
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of parken

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpɒrk]

Noun

park (plural parkok)

1. park

Pronunciation

• IPA: /park/

Noun

park m

1. park (piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation)

Alternative forms

• parc, parck, perke, paric

Noun

park (plural parks)

1. enclosure

Noun

park m (definite singular parken, indefinite plural parker, definite plural parkene)

1. a park (preserved green open space, usually open to the public)

Noun

park m (definite singular parken, indefinite plural parkar, definite plural parkane)

1. a park (as above)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /park/
• Syllabification: park

Noun

park m inan

1. park (e.g., a ground for recreation in a city or town)

Noun

park m inan

1. (obsolete) scent released by goats, deer, or hares during breeding periods
2. (obsolete) breeding period of goats, deer, or hares

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pârk/

Noun

pȁrk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏рк)

1. park

Noun

park c (plural parker, definite singular parken, definite plural parkerna)

1. park (in a city)

Anagrams

• karp

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɑɾk/

Noun

park (definite accusative parkı, plural parklar)

1. park

Noun

park

1. inclosure