park in
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
When another car parks so close to yours that you can't move your car.
Literal meaning: To park a vehicle in a position that encloses another.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To position a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot leave its parking spot.
"Some idiot has parked me in again — I can't get out of my own driveway."
Grammar: separable
2 C1
idiomatic
informal
(figurative, rare) To restrict someone's options or freedom of movement in a broader sense.
"The new regulations have effectively parked us in — we can't expand into new markets."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Almost always used in the passive ('I've been parked in'). Common in British and Australian English. American English speakers may prefer 'box in' or 'block in'.
Commonly used with
car vehicle driveway street lorry van
Forms
Base
park in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
parks in
he/she/it
Past simple
parked in
yesterday
Past participle
parked in
have + pp
-ing form
parking in
continuous
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