[
UK
/pˈɑːk/
]
[ US /ˈpɑɹk/ ]
[ US /ˈpɑɹk/ ]
NOUN
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a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
take me out to the ballpark -
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
they went for a walk in the park -
a gear position that acts as a parking brake
the put the car in park and got out -
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park - a lot where cars are parked
VERB
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maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
Park the car in front of the library
Can you park right here? -
place temporarily
park your bag in this locker
park the car in the yard
park the children with the in-laws
How To Use park In A Sentence
- It sparked to life in the second act, when the symbolism gave way to themes of lust and sexual temptation.
- He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.
- A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
- You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product. Times, Sunday Times
- The exchange continued for a little over a year, until both men became absorbed in other projects, but while it lasted, Mr. Neumeyer says, "we were both sparked into spurts of vivifying and shared creativity. Gorey's Flights of Fancy
- We drove home in silence and, when he parked in our long driveway, I stopped to pluck some ixora flowers while Nnamabia unlocked the front door. Excerpt: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Do you think the Academy is really hip to how great Gosford Park is, or do they just like it's patina of British upper-crust respectability?
- It is murder trying to find a parking place for the car.
- Station improvements are being considered for Shenfield while Gidea Park, Harold Wood and Brentwood are in line for platform extensions and station revamps.
- The original Auroran settlers had landed in the location that was now the park and decided to keep it as a peaceful retreat in the centre of the city.
