Bush League (Noun)
Meaning
A league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The team was relegated to a bush league after failing to meet the major league's performance standards.
- In the early days of baseball, many players started in bush leagues before making it to the major leagues.
- The small town's baseball team was part of a bush league that struggled to attract fans and investors.
- After being cut from the major league team, the player ended up in a bush league, where he had to rebuild his career.
- The baseball film depicted a group of misfits who formed a bush league team that eventually made it to the major league championships.