Definition of park

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.
A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.
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.
A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
(transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
(transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
(context, transitive, baseball) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.

(context, intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.

(context, transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.

Park your bags in the hall.

(context, transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, specially while awaiting other opportunities.

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