[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

park \park\, v. t. imp.  p. p. parked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   parking.
   1. to inclose in a park, or as in a park.
      1913 webster

            how are we parked, and bounded in a pale. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. mil. to bring together in a park, or compact body; as,
      to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   3. in oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   4. to bring a vehicle to a stop and leave it standing; --
      typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the
      motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.

   note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in
         it is said to be standing. parallel-park pjc

   5. to place an object in a temporary location; as, to park
      oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual
      fund. informal
      pjc
see also:
parked parking standing parallel-park 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

park \park\ paumrk, n. as. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. f.
   parc; both being of the same origin; cf. ll. parcus,
   parricus, ir.  gael. pairc, w. park, parwg. cf. paddock an
   inclosure, parrock.
   1. eng. law a piece of ground inclosed, and stored with
      beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription,
      or the king's grant. --mozley  w.
      1913 webster

   2. a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or
      adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game,
      for walking, riding, or the like. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            while in the park i sing, the listening deer
            attend my passion, and forget to fear. --waller.
      1913 webster

   3. a piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and
      kept for ornament and recreation; as, hyde park in london;
      central park in new york.
      1913 webster

   4. mil. a space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons,
      and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance
      stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought
      together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of
      wagons; a park of artillery.
      1913 webster

   5. a partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
      written also parc.
      1913 webster

   6. any place where vehicles are assembled according to a
      definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   7. a position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic
      transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which
      the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.
      pjc

   park of artillery. see under artillery.

   park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.

   industrial parka region located typically in a suburban or
      rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business
      use as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes
      heavy industry, often having some parklike
      characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and
      sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. the sponsoring
      agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as
      water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial
      parks, an airport.
      pjc
see also:
paddock parrock parc park of artillery artillery park phaeton 
industrial park 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

park \park\, v. i.
   1. to promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to
      display style or gait on a park drive.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. to come to a stop in a vehicle off of the public road
      and leave the vehicle standing; -- typically the motor of
      a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a
      no-parking zone.
      pjc parka

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

park
     n 1: a large area of land preserved in its natural state as
          public property; "there are laws that protect the
          wildlife in this park" syn: parkland
     2: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
        "they went for a walk in the park" syn: commons, common,
         green
     3: a facility in which ball games are played especially
        baseball games; "take me out to the ballpark" syn: ballpark
     4: scottish explorer in africa 1771-1806 syn: mungo park
     5: a lot where cars are parked syn: parking lot, car park,
         parking area
     6: a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the
        car in park and got out"
     v 1: place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the
          children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this
          locker"
     2: maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "park the car in
        front of the library"; "can you park right here?"
see also:
parkland commons common green ballpark mungo park 
parking lot car park parking area 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

191 moby thesaurus words for "park":
   astroturf, indian reservation, afforestation, ammo dump, anchor,
   arboretum, archives, arena, armory, arsenal, artificial turf,
   artillery park, atomic arsenal, bank, billet at, bird sanctuary,
   bivouac, boondocks, bowling green, burrow, bush, bushveld, camp,
   campo, chase, cincture, climax forest, close, cloud forest,
   colonize, come to anchor, common, commons, confine, container,
   coop, court, courtyard, curtilage, delimited field, dendrology,
   deposit, domesticate, drop anchor, dump, enclave, enclosure,
   ensconce, establish residence, estate, fairway, field, fold,
   forest, forest land, forest preserve, forestry, fringing forest,
   gallery forest, game reserve, garden, golf course, golf links,
   grass, grass veld, grassland, grassplot, grazing, green, greens,
   greensward, greenwood, greenyard, ground, grounds, gun park,
   hanger, haugh, haughland, hive, index forest, inhabit, jungle,
   jungles, keep house, lawn, lay, lea, leave, library, list, live at,
   llano, locate, magazine, mead, meadow, meadow land, moor, move,
   museum, national forest, national park, nest, pale, paling,
   palmetto barrens, pampa, pampas, paradise, park forest, pasturage,
   pasture, pasture land, pen, people, perch, pine barrens, place,
   pleasance, pleasure garden, pleasure ground, populate, pose, posit,
   post, prairie, preserve, primeval forest, protection forest,
   public park, put, putting green, quad, quadrangle, rain forest,
   range, reforestation, relocate, reservation, reserve, reside,
   roost, sanctuary, savanna, scrub, scrubland, seat,
   selection forest, set, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle,
   settle down, shrubland, silviculture, sit down, sprout forest,
   square, squat, stand, stand of timber, state forest, station,
   stay at, steppe, steppeland, stick, store, strike root, submit,
   swale, take residence at, take root, take up residence, theater,
   timber, timberland, toft, tree veld, vega, veld, village green,
   virgin forest, wilderness preserve, wildlife preserve, wildwood,
   wood, woodland, woods, yard

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

park, eng. law. an enclosed chase q.v. extending only over a man's own 
grounds. the term park signifies an enclosure. 2 bl. com. 38. 

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

park, ks city, fips 54400
  location: 39.11229 n, 100.36166 w
  population 1990: 150 91 housing units
  area: 0.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 67751
park, pa
  zip codes: 15690

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

park -- u.s. county in montana
   population 2000:    15694
   housing units 2000: 8247
   land area 2000:     2802.410871 sq. miles 7258.210526 sq. km
   water area 2000:    11.176254 sq. miles 28.946363 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2813.587125 sq. miles 7287.156889 sq. km
   located within:       montana mt, fips 30
   location:             45.653282 n, 110.546931 w
   headwords:
    park
    park, mt
    park county
    park county, mt

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

park -- u.s. county in wyoming
   population 2000:    25786
   housing units 2000: 11869
   land area 2000:     6942.393708 sq. miles 17980.716396 sq. km
   water area 2000:    26.112640 sq. miles 67.631424 sq. km
   total area 2000:    6968.506348 sq. miles 18048.347820 sq. km
   located within:       wyoming wy, fips 56
   location:             44.568961 n, 108.999016 w
   headwords:
    park
    park, wy
    park county
    park county, wy

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

park -- u.s. county in colorado
   population 2000:    14523
   housing units 2000: 10697
   land area 2000:     2200.691135 sq. miles 5699.763631 sq. km
   water area 2000:    9.999132 sq. miles 25.897633 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2210.690267 sq. miles 5725.661264 sq. km
   located within:       colorado co, fips 08
   location:             39.171091 n, 105.717199 w
   headwords:
    park
    park, co
    park county
    park county, co

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

park, ks -- u.s. city in kansas
   population 2000:    151
   housing units 2000: 89
   land area 2000:     0.316593 sq. miles 0.819971 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.316593 sq. miles 0.819971 sq. km
   fips code:            54400
   located within:       kansas ks, fips 20
   location:             39.112299 n, 100.360501 w
   zip codes 1990:     67751
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    park, ks
    park

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