paddock vs park

paddock

noun
  • A field on which a game is played; a playing field. 

  • An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race. 

  • A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals. 

  • A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep. 

  • A place in a superficial deposit where ore or washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) is excavated; also, a place for storing ore, washdirt, etc. 

  • A toad. 

  • An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races. 

  • A frog. 

  • A simple, usually triangular, sledge which is dragged along the ground to transport items. 

  • A contemptible, or malicious or nasty, person. 

verb
  • To enclose or fence in (land) to form a paddock. 

  • To excavate washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) from (a superficial deposit). 

  • To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture. 

park

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

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

  • 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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