PARK

Park

Park is a notable Korean surname, traditionally founded by King Hyeokgeose and theoretically inclusive of all his descendants. In Chinese characters, it was written as ; in Hangul, it is written . The name "Park" comes from the Korean word '밝' which means "radiant". Transferred into Chinese character, it stands for gourd tree.

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park

Noun

  1. An area of land set aside for environment preservation and/or informal recreation.
    1. 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.
      1. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation
        1. An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
    2. A grassy basin surrounded by mountains.
  2. An area used for serious organized purposes.
    1. A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together.
    2. A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
    3. An area zoned for a particular (industrial or technological) purpose.
      1. A pitch; the area on which a match is played.
    4. An inventory of materiel.
  3. A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.

Verb

  1. To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
    You can park the car in front of the house.
    I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.
  2. To defer (a matter) until a later date.
    Let's park that until next week's meeting.
  3. To bring together in a park, or compact body.
  4. To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
    How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. — Shakespeare.
  5. To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.
    He really parked that one.
  6. To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.
    They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
  7. To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
    He came in and parked himself in our living room.
    Park your bags in the hall.
  8. To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
    We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
  9. To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See )


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