adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/without the cot–caught merger
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 2
A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 3
The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively
Examples
Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To make a rough estimate of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Examples
If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it.
8 August 2018, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Jason Statham fighting a giant shark should be a lot more fun than The Meg science has deduced the following: that megalodon was the biggest and baddest of all sharks and, less cinematically, that it had a lower intestine not unlike that of some modern shark species. Scientists estimate its length at around 40 to 50 feet, Alten’s novel bumps it up to 65 feet, and the movie ballparks it at “75 to 90 feet.”
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noun
Meaning 5
a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
