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ga·rage

 (gə-räzh′, -räj′)
n.
1. A building or indoor space in which to park or keep a motor vehicle.
2. A commercial establishment where cars are repaired, serviced, or parked.
tr.v. ga·raged, ga·rag·ing, ga·rag·es
To put or store in a garage.

[French, from garer, to shelter, from Old French garer, guerrer, of Germanic origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

ga·rage′a·ble adj.
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garage

(ˈɡærɑːʒ; -rɪdʒ)
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) a building or part of a building used to house a motor vehicle
2. (Automotive Engineering) a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold, and which usually also sells motor fuels
3. (Pop Music)
a. a rough-and-ready style of rock music
b. a type of disco music based on soul
vb
(Automotive Engineering) (tr) to put into, keep in, or take to a garage
[C20: from French, from garer to dock (a ship), from Old French: to protect, from Old High German warōn; see beware]
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ga•rage

(gəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ; esp. Brit. ˈgær ɪdʒ, -ɑʒ)

n., v. -raged, -rag•ing. n.
1. a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.
2. a commercial establishment for repairing and servicing motor vehicles.
v.t.
3. to put or keep in a garage.
[1900–05; < French, derivative of gar(er) to shelter (< Germanic *warôn to take notice of; see ware2)]
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garage


Past participle: garaged
Gerund: garaging

Imperative
garage
garage
Present
I garage
you garage
he/she/it garages
we garage
you garage
they garage
Preterite
I garaged
you garaged
he/she/it garaged
we garaged
you garaged
they garaged
Present Continuous
I am garaging
you are garaging
he/she/it is garaging
we are garaging
you are garaging
they are garaging
Present Perfect
I have garaged
you have garaged
he/she/it has garaged
we have garaged
you have garaged
they have garaged
Past Continuous
I was garaging
you were garaging
he/she/it was garaging
we were garaging
you were garaging
they were garaging
Past Perfect
I had garaged
you had garaged
he/she/it had garaged
we had garaged
you had garaged
they had garaged
Future
I will garage
you will garage
he/she/it will garage
we will garage
you will garage
they will garage
Future Perfect
I will have garaged
you will have garaged
he/she/it will have garaged
we will have garaged
you will have garaged
they will have garaged
Future Continuous
I will be garaging
you will be garaging
he/she/it will be garaging
we will be garaging
you will be garaging
they will be garaging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been garaging
you have been garaging
he/she/it has been garaging
we have been garaging
you have been garaging
they have been garaging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been garaging
you will have been garaging
he/she/it will have been garaging
we will have been garaging
you will have been garaging
they will have been garaging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been garaging
you had been garaging
he/she/it had been garaging
we had been garaging
you had been garaging
they had been garaging
Conditional
I would garage
you would garage
he/she/it would garage
we would garage
you would garage
they would garage
Past Conditional
I would have garaged
you would have garaged
he/she/it would have garaged
we would have garaged
you would have garaged
they would have garaged
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.garage - an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobilesgarage - an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
car port, carport - garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles
outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
2.garage - a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
fix-it shop, repair shop - a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
Verb1.garage - keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car"
store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
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garage

noun
1. lock-up, car port Does the house have a garage?
2. service station, petrol station We'd better stop by at the garage for some petrol.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
جَراججَرَاجمَرْأَبمَرْأب، كَراج
garážautoopravnaautoservisčerpací staniceopravna
garageværkstedservicestation
autotallikorjaamo
garaža
garázsgarazsírozszervízbenzinkút
bílskúrbifreiîaverkstæîi
ガレージ自動車修理工場
차고
automobilių remonto dirbtuvėsgaražas
autoservissgarāža
garážopravovňa
bencinska črpalkagaražaservis
garageverkstad
โรงรถอู่ซ่อมรถ
garajservis/benzin istasyonu
nhà để xe

garage

[ˈgærɑːʒ]
A. N [of house] → garaje m; (for car repairs) → taller m; (= petrol station) → estación f de servicio, gasolinera f, grifo m (Peru), bencinera f (Chile); (= bus depot) → cochera f
B. VTdejar en garaje
C. CPD garage band N (Mus) → grupo m de rock aficionado
garage mechanic Nmecánico/a m/f
garage proprietor Npropietario/a m/f de un taller de reparaciones
garage sale Nventa f de objetos usados (en el garaje de una casa particular)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

garage

[ˈgærɑːʒ ˈgærɪdʒ] ngarage mgarage mechanic nmécanicien/ienne m/fgarage sale nvide-grenier m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

garage

[, (US)]
n (for parking) → Garage f; (Brit) (for petrol) → Tankstelle f; (for repairs etc) → (Reparatur)werkstatt f; garage mechanic (Brit) → Kraftfahrzeug- or Kfz-Mechaniker(in) m(f)
vt(in einer Garage) ab- or unterstellen; (= drive into garage)in die Garage fahren; the car is kept garageddas Auto wird in einer Garage aufbewahrt

garage

:
garage band
n (Mus) → Amateur-Rockband f
garage sale
n meist in einer Garage durchgeführter Verkauf von Haushaltsgegenständen und Trödel ? also car-boot sale
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

garage

[ˈgærɑːʒ] n (of private house) → garage m inv; (for car repairs) → officina, autofficina; (filling station) → stazione f di servizio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

garage

(ˈgӕraːdʒ) , ((American) gəˈra:ʒ) noun
1. a building in which a car etc is kept. a house with a garage.
2. a building where cars are repaired and usually petrol, oil etc is sold. He has taken his car to the garage to be repaired.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

garage

جَراج, جَرَاج autoopravna, garáž garage, værksted Garage γκαράζ, συνεργείο garaje, taller, taller mecánico autotalli, korjaamo garage garaža autofficina, garage ガレージ, 自動車修理工場 차고 garage garasje garaż garagem, oficina de automóveis автомастерская, гараж garage, verkstad โรงรถ, อู่ซ่อมรถ garaj nhà để xe 修车厂, 车库
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The repair-shops and garages were closed, and whenever a machine broke down it went out of commission.
'Polly,' she said, 'did you put that monkey of yours in the garage? He's just bitten Dudley in the leg.'
"Um!" was the only answer, and Tom called Koku to put the car away in the garage.
To his right was a walled garden, some lawns and greenhouses; to the left, stables, a garage, and two or three labourer's cottages.
"You're losing your head," he told himself sternly, driving into the garage, where, stopping his engine, he continued to sit motionless at the wheel.
The question was still unanswered when he finally left the garage. With all his powers of introspection, he had not yet fathomed the fact that it was a fear of his own, until now utterly unsuspected, capacity for recklessness.
Only one light was gleaming from a long low building which had been added to the coach houses of recent years for a motor garage. That one light, the Prince knew, was on his account.
He rushed past me crying out: 'A garage! For the love of Heaven, direct me to a garage, madame!' And, before I could answer, he had dashed out into the street."
He went further, and in a private talk with Hermann told him to keep his eyes open for an automobile agency and garage, for there was no reason that he should not be able to run both establishments successfully.
"You only tried once, and you remember how you crashed through the gate of the garage."
Then I got to go to a picture garage an' get my mug taken for the Niles Electric rogues' gallery.
Then the murderer went back to the house, or, rather, to the garage, and went off in his motor car.