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parks

/pɑːrks/

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noun

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

Examples :

""My family often goes to the parks on weekends to play and relax." "

environment area nature place

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A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.

Examples :

""Ranchers often graze their cattle in the wide, grassy parks nestled high in the Rocky Mountains." "

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An area used for specific purposes.

Examples :

"The city parks offer playgrounds, walking trails, and picnic areas for families. "

area environment place

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An inventory of matériel.

Examples :

"The army parks showed a surplus of boots but a shortage of tents. "

material military

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A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.

Examples :

""The shopping center has many parks available for customers." "

vehicle space traffic

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verb

To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

Examples :

"I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."

vehicle action traffic

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To defer (a matter) until a later date.

Examples :

"We'll park our discussion about the project until next week's meeting. "

politics government business

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To bring together in a park, or compact body.

Examples :

"to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc."

area place group

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To enclose in a park, or as in a park.

Examples :

"The city plans to park the old trolley cars in the town square, creating a unique historical display. "

environment place

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To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.

Examples :

"He really parked that one."

sport entertainment

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To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.

Examples :

"They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked."

vehicle sex action human entertainment

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(sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.

Examples :

"He came in and parked himself in our living room."

position action

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To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.

Examples :

"We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve."

business finance

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To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)

Examples :

"The company parks domain names like "futureproducts.com" and "newgadgetideas.net" hoping someone will eventually want to buy them. "

internet business technology computing

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(oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.

Examples :

"The oyster farmers parked the young oysters in a specially designed basin, to protect them from predators. "

agriculture fish nautical environment

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To promenade or drive in a park.

Examples :

"Every Sunday, the family parks in the city park, enjoying the fresh air and scenery. "

environment area place

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(of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive.

Examples :

"The elegant Friesian parks beautifully as it trots along the carriage drive. "