kraal vs park

kraal

noun
  • An enclosure for livestock. 

  • In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. 

  • In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. 

verb
  • To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade. 

park

noun
  • An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant. 

  • An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores. 

  • A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. 

  • A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown. 

  • An inventory of matériel. 

  • An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch. 

  • A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region. 

  • A space in which to leave a car; a parking space. 

  • A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation. 

  • An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose. 

verb
  • To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time. 

  • To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park. 

  • To enclose in a park, or as in a park. 

  • To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place. 

  • To defer (a matter) until a later date. 

  • To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking) 

  • To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin. 

  • To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose. 

  • To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities. 

  • To bring together in a park, or compact body. 

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