noun A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
noun The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
noun An enclosed outdoors area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
noun A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
noun One’s house or home.
verb To confine to a yard.
noun A unit of length equal to 3 feet in the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement, equal to precisely 0.9144 m since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK). Ellipsis of square yard, a unit of area; common with textiles. Ellipsis of cubic yard, a unit of volume; common in mining and earthmoving.
noun Ellipsis of square yard, a unit of area; common with textiles.