park

noun

• 1a large public green area in a town, used for recreation:a walk around the park
• a large area of land kept in its natural state for public recreational use.
• (also wildlife park) a large enclosed area of land used to accommodate wild animals in captivity.
• North American a stadium or enclosed area used for sports.
• a large enclosed piece of ground, typically with woodland and pasture, attached to a large country house:the house is set in its own park
• (in the western US) a broad, flat, mostly open area in a mountainous region.

• 2 [with adjective or noun modifier] an area devoted to a specified purpose:an industrial park
• chiefly British a parking lot or garage:a coach park

• 3(in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the gears are locked, preventing the vehicle’s movement.

verb

• bring (a vehicle that one is driving) to a halt and leave it temporarily, typically in a parking lot or by the side of the road:he parked his car outside her house [no object]:he couldn’t find anywhere to park
• informal deposit and leave in a convenient place until required:come on in, and park your bag by the door
• (park oneself in/on) informal sit down on or in:after dinner, we parked ourselves on a pair of couches
• informal postpone consideration of (an idea or plan) until a later date:could I suggest we park that suggestion for the moment?