yard

Definition

  • noun: an outdoor area that is next to a house and is usually covered by grass
  • noun: a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building
  • verb: to drive into or confine in a restricted area
  • abbr. 'yd'.
  • synonyms: herd, court, barton

Examples

  • I served a huge Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie—'the whole nine yards'. [=all the foods that are traditionally served for Thanksgiving dinner]

  • If we're going to replace the cabinets, we might as well 'go the whole nine yards' [=do everything that there is to do] and remodel the entire kitchen.

  • a rail 'yard' [=a place where railroad cars are kept and repaired]

Movie quotes

  • (..) How you doing, Travis? - You got a. magnum? - It's an expensive weapon. That's all right. I got money. It's a real monster. It will stop a car at yards. Put a round right through the engine block. Here you go. It's a premium, high-resale weapon. Look at that. That's a beauty. (..)
    1976 Taxi Driver