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Bullpen

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    An enclosed area used to hold bulls.

    "Magnus and Big Dick are over in the bullpen, ready for tonight's rodeo."

  2. 2
    a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily wordnet
  3. 3
    An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.

    "After that hit, there is activity in the bullpen."

  4. 4
    a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game wordnet
  5. 5
    The relief pitchers of a team collectively.

    "Their bullpen is worn out after yesterday's doubleheader where both games went 12 innings."

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  1. 6
    A place for someone or something to get ready. figuratively

    "If this team of consultants fails, I have another warming up in the bullpen."

  2. 7
    An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.

    "We have our sales team in a bullpen setup to keep their energy flowing."

  3. 8
    A military prison or its enclosing stockade. US, slang

Etymology

From bull + pen.

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