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garage

ga·rage

garage

 
 
pronunciation:
g razh
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a building or part of a building designed to house cars, trucks, and the like.
 
definition 2: a business or a commercial building for repairing or parking cars, trucks, and the like.
 
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: garages, garaging, garaged
definition: to store or place (a motor vehicle or other object) in a garage.
Word History
Garage is from an early French word that means "to shelter or dock ships." The French word came from a German word that meant "to take care."
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