garage

[guh-rahzh, -rahj, gar-ij, -ahzh]

noun

1. a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.

2. a commercial establishment for repairing and servicing motor vehicles.

verb (used with object)

garaged, garaging 

1. to put or keep in a garage.

garage

/ ˈɡærɑːʒ, -rɪdʒ /

noun

1. a building or part of a building used to house a motor vehicle

2. a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold, and which usually also sells motor fuels

3. 1. a rough-and-ready style of rock music

   2. a type of disco music based on soul

verb

1. (tr) to put into, keep in, or take to a garage

Other Word Forms

• garageable adjective
• ungaraged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of garage¹

1900–05; < French, equivalent to gar ( er ) to shelter (< Germanic *warôn to take notice of; ware ² ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of garage¹

C20: from French, from garer to dock (a ship), from Old French: to protect, from Old High German warōn; see _beware

Example Sentences

Some garages have suspended operations to "wait out the crisis" rather than work at a loss, one manager told Russian media.

From BBC

Amiryan’s partner had pulled her Cadillac Escalade into a parking garage when two men wearing black opened fire with rifles, a detective wrote in an affidavit.

From Los Angeles Times

They bought a house on eight acres, and eventually expanded to nine other buildings, including a yoga studio, a wood shop, a barn and a garage.

From Los Angeles Times

It centres around a Friday night film club held in a suburban garage in Greater Manchester, which transforms into a fantasy cinema.

From BBC

We walk out onto Grand Avenue or slink into the garage and drive away, afraid to see what is before our eyes — our society in the manner of its operation.

From Los Angeles Times

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