park

park1 [ park ] noun count ***

1. ) in a town, an open public area with grass and trees, often with sports fields or places for children to play:

Alice brought the kids to the park to play.

Vanderberg Park is just up the street.

a ) an area in the countryside, often with an important natural feature such as water or mountains, that is protected by the government for people to enjoy:

We went camping in Yellowstone National Park last summer.

There's a country park nearby where we can go hiking.

2. ) an enclosed area of grass and trees surrounding a large country house

3. ) the park AMERICAN a field where baseball is played:

Comiskey Park is the home of the Chicago White Sox.

a ) BRITISH a field where soccer is played

park

park 2 [ park ] verb **

intransitive or transitive to move a vehicle into a place where you are going to leave it for a period of time:

Mary parked the car in the driveway.

We'll have to park here.

a. transitive park in/on/here etc. INFORMAL to leave something in a place for a period of time:

Can I park my bags here while I get something to eat?

park yourself INFORMAL

to sit or stand somewhere:

He parked himself on the floor in front of the TV.