"bullpen" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-bullpen.ogg Forms: bullpens [plural]
Etymology: From bull + pen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bull|pen}} bull + pen Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullpen (plural bullpens)
  1. An enclosed area used to hold bulls. Translations (enclosed area to hold bulls): karsina (Finnish), toril [masculine] (French), toril (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bullpen-en-noun-c32WUu6j Disambiguation of 'enclosed area to hold bulls': 62 26 2 4 3 3
  2. (baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game. Categories (topical): Baseball Translations (baseball: enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game): ブルペン (burupen) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-bullpen-en-noun-y7fDcn1b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 27 8 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 15 27 13 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 26 9 25 27 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game': 14 63 11 3 4 5
  3. (baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively. Categories (topical): Baseball Translations (baseball: relief pitchers of a team collectively): vaihtosyöttäjät [plural] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bullpen-en-noun-pwKpv5-V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 27 8 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 15 27 13 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 26 9 25 27 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: relief pitchers of a team collectively': 1 9 61 3 12 13
  4. (figurative) A place for someone or something to get ready. Tags: figuratively Translations (metaphorical: figurative place to get ready): lähtökuopat (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bullpen-en-noun-pB3hdcG- Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 15 27 13 20 23 Disambiguation of 'metaphorical: figurative place to get ready': 4 5 7 72 6 6
  5. An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort. Translations (open seating arrangement in an office): kantoortuin (Dutch), maisema (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bullpen-en-noun-Hr46HKSi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 27 8 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 15 27 13 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 26 9 25 27 Disambiguation of 'open seating arrangement in an office': 2 7 17 5 52 17
  6. (US, military slang) A military prison or its enclosing stockade. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-bullpen-en-noun-hxuc5u1U Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 27 8 25 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 10 18 8 17 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 15 27 13 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 26 9 25 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 16 19 11 18 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 14 19 8 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 15 19 10 17 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 15 21 9 20 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 15 22 9 21 29 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rough up the bullpen

Inflected forms

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