bullpen

English

Etymology

bull +‎ pen

Pronunciation

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Noun

bullpen (plural bullpens)

1. An enclosed area used to hold bulls.

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

2. (baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.

   After that hit, there is activity in the bullpen.

3. (baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.

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

4. (figurative) A place for someone or something to get ready.

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

5. 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.

6. (US, military slang) A military prison or its enclosing stockade.

Derived terms

• rough up the bullpen

Translations

enclosed area to hold bulls

• Finnish: karsina (fi)
• French: toril (fr) m
• Spanish: toril

baseball: enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game

• Japanese: ブルペン (burupen)

baseball: relief pitchers of a team collectively

• Finnish: vaihtosyöttäjät pl

metaphorical: figurative place to get ready

• Finnish: lähtökuopat

open seating arrangement in an office

• Dutch: kantoortuin (nl)
• Finnish: maisema (fi)

Spanish

Noun

bullpen m (plural bullpens)

1. (baseball) bullpen