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garage
noun
a
small
building
,
usually
next
to
or
part
of
a
house
,
where
people
park
their
cars
and
keep
tools
or
other
items
•
Dad
parked
the
car
in
the
garage
to
keep
it
safe
from
the
storm
.
Dad
parked
the
car
in
the
garage
to
keep
it
safe
from
the
storm
.
•
The
kids
turned
the
empty
garage
into
a
mini
basketball
court
.
The
kids
turned
the
empty
garage
into
a
mini
basketball
court
.
Borrowed
from
French
"
garage
",
from
"
garer
"
meaning
“
to
shelter
or
protect
”.
The
word
entered
English
in
the
early
1900s
with
the
rise
of
the
motorcar
.
noun
a
business
or
workshop
where
mechanics
repair
and
service
cars
and
other
vehicles
•
My
car
was
making
a
strange
noise
,
so
I
took
it
to
the
garage
for
a
check-up
.
My
car
was
making
a
strange
noise
,
so
I
took
it
to
the
garage
for
a
check-up
.
•
The
garage
called
to
say
the
new
tires
were
ready
.
The
garage
called
to
say
the
new
tires
were
ready
.
Extended
from
the
original
sense
of
a
car
shelter
to
mean
the
place
where
cars
are
professionally
repaired
,
first
recorded
in
the
1910s
.
verb
-
garage
,
garaging
,
garages
,
garaged
to
put
or
keep
a
vehicle
inside
a
garage
for
protection
or
storage
•
During
winter
,
we
garaged
the
motorcycle
to
protect
it
from
snow
.
During
winter
,
we
garaged
the
motorcycle
to
protect
it
from
snow
.
•
He
always
garages
his
vintage
car
in
a
locked
shed
.
He
always
garages
his
vintage
car
in
a
locked
shed
.
Verb
use
developed
from
the
noun
in
the
early
20th
century
,
meaning
“
to
place
in
a
garage
.”
