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. 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 ]

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 ]

adj. p. p. of park, v. t., 2; -- of vehicles; as, there were four parked cars across the street. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. [ Russ. parka, parki, dim. of para a pair, fr. G. paar, L. par. Cf. Pair. ] 1. An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn by Eskimos, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A coat with a fur lining and a hood, used for protection in very cold weather. [ PJC. ]

3. Hence: Any of a variety of jackets with attached hoods, usually of very warm or waterproof construction so as to provide protection from cold or rainy weather. [ PJC. ]

n. The keeper of a park. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British zoologist. ] (Zool.) A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of ferns coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes it is included in the family Polypodiaceae.
Syn. -- family Parkeriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor. ] A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile. [ 1913 Webster ]