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to garage

to garage

1 3.5
To keep a car inside a building for parking
  • verb
  • /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/
translation icon : guardar en el garaje
  • Anita, if I can garage sale enough to put away some cash for the move, I'll be happy.
  • garage the car

Examples

  • They've got a car and enough money to garage it.

    Blog text (5)

  • Today we are enjoying one of the few days the leaves fall while we garage sale some of the 30+ years of stuff gathering dust in our garage.

    Blog text (30)

  • Look for a drop that could garage a work car and tools.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Now, I can garage sale from my couch.

    Blog text (8)

  • I garaged the Miata and saw lights in my father's study.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I've told you: I can't afford to garage it. # ANDY #

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Our bikes have been packed up and garaged for the offseason, but it's time to get them out there.

    Blog text (20)

  • it's always garaged

    Human Experiments (1979)

  • You buy enough gourmet junk every week, most of which rots, to garage a fleet of stretch limos. Helen

    Fiction book (1995)

  • After driving home, I decided to garage the car for the night.

Synonyms

to store
vsto garage
463 1.0

To put something away to use later

is specifically about keeping vehicles rather than general items
to warehouse
vsto garage
8 3.5

To store goods in a large building before sale or delivery

focuses on keeping vehicles not commercial goods for sale

Compounds

garage sale
  • US
40 1.2

An event at someone's home to sell used household items

Garage Mahal
  • Slang
9.8

A very large, fancy garage built to show off cars or bikes

How Sheltered

to garage
1 3.5
to store
463 1.0
to park
819 1.0
to leave
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

garage infinitive
garaged past
garaged past participle
garaging present participle
garages third person singular

Etymology

To garage a vehicle comes from the French garer ('to shelter') and simply means to put or keep a car in its shelter; in other words, to 'park' and keep it safe inside a garage.