garage

Noun · Verb

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Noun (2)garages

  1. an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobilesType of outbuildingKinds carport, car port
  2. a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repairedSynonyms: service departmentType of repair shop, fix-it shop

Verb (1)garages, garaged, garaging

  1. 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

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