unpark en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌnˈpɑɹk/ (General-American)
- /ˌʌnˈpɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From un- + park.
Meanings
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(transitive) to remove (a car or other vehicle) from a parked position
Tuesday Mrs. Jennie Anderson, 366 North Ninth West St., received the ten-day-old letter asking her to go to Seattle and unpark the car.
1950, The Deseret News, vol. 332, no. 33, "Mother Recovers Car Outbound Son Parked
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(intransitive) to remove a car or other vehicle from a parked position
A small portion of that area near the sentry booth was left open for vehicular movements essential to parking and unparking.
1969, United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 409 F.2d 1130
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(transitive) To release from the fixed position adopted when not in use.
to unpark the head of a disk drive
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unparking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unparked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unparked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unparks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
de ausparken (to remove (a car) from a parked position)