I. gə-ˈräzh, -ˈräj; Canad also -ˈrazh, -ˈraj; Britain usually ˈga-(ˌ)räzh, -(ˌ)räj, -rij noun
Etymology: French, act of docking, garage, from garer to dock, from Middle French garrer, probably ultimately from Old Norse vara to beware, take care; akin to Old High German bi warōn to protect — more at ware
Date: 1902
1. : a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles
2. : a cabinet with a vertical rolling door that is used for storing a small kitchen appliance
II. transitive verb
( ga·raged ; ga·rag·ing )
Date: 1905
: to keep or put in a garage