garage

garage

I.   noun

I. gar‧age1 S2 /ˈɡærɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ $ ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ noun
 [Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: garer 'to shelter']
 1. [countable] a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house ⇨ carport:
   • I’ll just go and put the car in the garage.
  a double/single/two-car/one-car garage
   • Their house had a double garage.
   • an automatic garage door
 2. [countable] (also parking garage especially American English) a building in a public place where cars can be parked:
   • We parked in an underground garage near the hotel.
 3. [countable] a place where motor vehicles are repaired:
   • My car’s at the garage.
 4. [countable] British English a place where you buy petrol SYN petrol station, gas station American English
 5. [uncountable] a type of popular music played on electronic instruments, with a strong fast beat and singing:
   • a collection of the latest dance and garage hits
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COLLOCATIONS■ verbs

   ▪ put the car in the garage • Dad's just putting the car in the garage.
   ▪ get the car out of the garage • Wait here while I get the car out of the garage.

■ adjectives

   ▪ a double/two-car garage (=for two cars) • The house had a double garage.
   ▪ a single/one-car garage (=for one car) • A single garage could boost the price of a house by 8%.
   ▪ a detached garage (=not joined to a house) • The house benefits from a large detached garage.
   ▪ an integral garage (=part of a house and not a separate building) • The house has huge gardens and an integral garage.
   ▪ a lock-up garage British English (=that you rent to keep a car or goods in) • They kept the car in a lock-up garage round the corner.

■ garage + NOUN

   ▪ the garage door • She locked the garage door.