garage
Noun · VerbSynonyms:
service department
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)garages
- an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobilesType of outbuildingKinds carport, car port
- a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repairedSynonyms: service departmentType of repair shop, fix-it shop
Verb (1)garages, garaged, garaging
- keep or store in a garage“we don't garage our car”More general store
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ga′rage′ (gȧ′räzh′ or gȧ′räj′ or (Brit.) gȧr′āj), noun
Origin: F.
1. an enclosed structure for housing or parking motor vehicles, especially automobiles.
2. Aëronautics A shed for housing an airship or flying machine; a hangar.
3. A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other; a siding.
4. a commercial establishment that repairs or services automobiles.
Ga′rage′ (gȧ′räzh′ or gȧ′räj′ or (Brit.) gȧr′āj), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Garaged (gȧ′räzhd′, gȧ′räjd′ or gȧr′ājd); present participle & verbal noun Garaging (gȧ′räzh′ĭng, gȧ′räj′ĭng or gȧr′ā-jĭng).]
To keep in a garage. colloquial
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors