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BALLPARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
Example:
take me out to the ballpark
Synonyms:
ballpark; park
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ballpark" is a kind of...):
arena; bowl; sports stadium; stadium (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
Meronyms (parts of "ballpark"):
ball field; baseball field; diamond (the baseball playing field)
bullpen (a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game)
dugout (either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game)
stand (tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade))
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Near to the scope or range of something
Example:
his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark
Synonyms:
approximate range; ballpark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ballpark" is a kind of...):
ambit; compass; orbit; range; reach; scope (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:)
