to field
- verb
- /fiːld/
- As the ball flew toward him, he was ready to field it cleanly with his glove.
- field the ball
- field a ground ball
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Examples
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During practice, the coach showed the players how to correctly field ground balls.
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My mother can field better than you.
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You can run, you can field, you can throw, you can hit, you can hit with power.
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The only guy that can field this ball is Chapel.
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Can't you even field a ground ball?
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I knocked grounders and line drives toward Huge, who now could field with the best of them.
Fiction book (1995) -
Clark fields it cleanly and gets the runner at first, but Gasper advances to second on the sacrifice.
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South Pointe punted with 4:59 left, and Wright fielded the ball this time.
Blog text (3) -
Arroyo bunted, but Hamels fielded and threw to second to force Hanigan for the first out.
Blog text (29) -
In the crucial moments of the game, he managed to field the ball efficiently and throw it to first base.
Synonyms
To catch a ball using a hand cover, especially in baseball
Antonyms
Idioms
Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Date several different people without wanting a serious relationship
- Informal
To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score
- Specialized
To stop growing crops on a field for a time to let the soil get better
Compounds
- Specialized
An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects
The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there
- US
The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field
- US
An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts
A team sport played on grass where players use curved sticks to hit a small hard ball into a goal
- Specialized
An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things
- Specialized
A temporary hospital near a disaster or battlefield that treats injured people
An area where broken pieces from an accident or storm are spread over the ground
- Specialized
The space around a planet or other object that pulls things toward it
- Specialized
The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope
- Specialized
An idea in physics that explains forces and particles as things spread through space and time, like gravity or electricity
- Specialized
A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place
- Specialized
A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
- Specialized
A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators
- Specialized
An imaginary line that shows the direction of the force around magnets or electric charges
- Specialized
Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
A competition on the field where athletes jump or throw, like long jump and shot put
Part of business that helps companies tell people about and sell products or services
- Specialized
A region around the Sun where magnetic forces affect charged particles
- Jargon
A player who leads and directs the team's play on the field, often the quarterback
- Specialized
A branch of physics explaining how very small particles and fields interact
- Literature
A situation where a person's charm makes others ignore real problems
- Specialized
A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops
Surface Forms
Etymology
Field first meant 'open land' where players stood, so to field in sport is to play as a fielder, catching or stopping the ball in that open area.