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BULLPEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
Synonyms:
bullpen; detention cell; detention centre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bullpen" is a kind of...):
cell; jail cell; prison cell (a room where a prisoner is kept)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bullpen" is a kind of...):
area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)
Holonyms ("bullpen" is a part of...):
ballpark; park (a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games))
