The difference between Park and Street

When used as nouns, park means 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, whereas street means a paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

When used as verbs, park means to bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place, whereas street means to build or equip with streets.

Street is also adjective with the meaning: having street cred.

check bellow for the other definitions of Park and Street

  1. Park as a noun:

    An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. 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 piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation. An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.

    Examples:

    "Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York"

  2. Park as a noun (US):

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

  3. Park as a noun (soccer):

    An area used for specific purposes. An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores. A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown. An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose. An area on which a sporting match is played; a pitch.

    Examples:

    "a wagon park; an artillery park'"

    "business park; industrial park; science park'"

  4. Park as a noun (UK):

    An inventory of matériel.

    Examples:

    "A country's [[tank park]] or [[artillery park]]."

  5. Park as a noun (Australia, NZ):

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

  1. Park as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "You can park the car in front of the house."

    "I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."

  2. Park as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To defer (a matter) until a later date.

    Examples:

    "Let's park that until next week's meeting."

  3. Park as a verb (transitive):

    To bring together in a park, or compact body.

    Examples:

    "to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc."

  4. Park as a verb (transitive):

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

  5. Park as a verb (transitive, baseball):

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

    Examples:

    "He really parked that one."

  6. Park as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.

    Examples:

    "They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked."

  7. Park as a verb (transitive, informal, sometimes [[reflexive]]):

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

    Examples:

    "He came in and parked himself in our living room."

    "Park your bags in the hall."

  8. Park as a verb (transitive, finance):

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

    Examples:

    "We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve."

  9. Park as a verb (Internet):

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

  10. Park as a verb (transitive, oyster culture):

    To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.

  11. Park as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To promenade or drive in a park.

  12. Park as a verb (intransitive, dated, of [[horse]]s):

    To display style or gait on a park drive.

  1. Street as a noun:

    A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

    Examples:

    "Walk down the street."

  2. Street as a noun:

    A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.

    Examples:

    "I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue."

  3. Street as a noun:

    The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.

  4. Street as a noun:

    The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.

  5. Street as a noun (slang):

    Street talk or slang.

  6. Street as a noun (figuratively):

    A great distance.

    Examples:

    "He's streets ahead of his sister in all the subjects in school."

  7. Street as a noun (poker slang):

    Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.

  8. Street as a noun:

    Illicit, contraband, especially of a drug

    Examples:

    "I got some pot cheap on the street."

  9. Street as a noun (attributive):

    Living in the streets.

    Examples:

    "'Street cat."

    "'Street urchin."

  10. Street as a noun (urban toponymy):

    By restriction, the streets that run perpendicular to avenues.

  1. Street as an adjective (slang):

    Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.

  1. Street as a verb:

    To build or equip with streets.

  2. Street as a verb:

    To eject; to throw onto the streets.

  3. Street as a verb (sports, by extension):

    To heavily defeat.

  4. Street as a verb:

    To go on sale.

  5. Street as a verb (Japanese, _, Mormonism):

    To proselytize in public.

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