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   field

   /fiːld/

   noun

   • 1. an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences: "a wheat field" Similar meadowpasturepaddockgreenpengrasslandpasturelandswardparkcorralbawnliterary:glebeleameadgreensward
   • ▪ a piece of land used for a particular purpose, especially an area marked out for a game or sport: "a football field" Similar sports fieldgroundplaying fieldrecreation groundarenastadiumpitchinformal:park
   • ▪ fielders collectively, or the manner in which they are spread over the pitch: "he sees the ball early and strokes it through the gap in the field"
   • ▪ a fielder.
   • ▪ a large area of land or water completely covered in a particular substance, especially snow or ice: "an ice field"
   • ▪ an area rich in a natural product, typically oil or gas: "a gas field"
   • ▪ a place where a subject of scientific study or of artistic representation can be observed in its natural location or context.
   • ▪ an area which is or is to become the scene of a battle or campaign: "a field of battle"
   • ▪ a battle: archaic "many a bloody field was to be fought"
   • 2. a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest: "we talked to professionals in various fields" Similar areaspherearea of activitydisciplineprovincedepartmentdomainsectorlinebranchsubjectspecialityspecialtyspecializationspecialismmétierforteinformal:scenebailiwickpigeon
   • ▪ a part of a record, representing an item of data.
   • ▪ a general area of meaning within which individual words make particular distinctions.
   • 3. a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus. Similar scoperangesweepreachextentpurviewlimitsconfinesparametersboundshorizons
   • 4. all the participants in a contest or sport: "he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed" Similar competitorsentrantscompetitionrunnersapplicantscandidatespossiblespossibilitieshopefuls
   • 5. an area on a flag with a single background colour: "fifty white stars on a blue field"
   • ▪ the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions.
   • 6. the region in which a particular condition prevails, especially one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium.
   • ▪ the force exerted or potentially exerted in a field: "the variation in the strength of the field"
   • 7. a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws.

   verb

   • 1. attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base runners advancing.
   • ▪ catch or stop (the ball) and return it: "his swinging bunt was fielded by the Chicago catcher" Similar catchstopretrievereturnthrow back
   • 2. send out (a team or individual) to play in a game: "Leeds fielded a team of youngsters" Similar put in the teamsend outplayput up
   • ▪ (of a political party) put up (a candidate) to stand in an election: "the Ecology party fielded 109 candidates"
   • ▪ deploy (an army): "Russia was committed to fielding 800,000 men" Similar deploypositionpoststationrangedispose
   • 3. deal with (a difficult question, phone call, etc.). Similar deal withhandlecope withanswerreply torespond toreact toparrydeflectturn asideevadesidestepavoiddodgeanswer evasivelyfend offinformal:duck

   adjective

   • 1. carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office: "field observations and interviews" Similar practicalhands-onappliedactualactiveexperientialempiricalin the fieldnon-theoreticalrare:empiricOpposite theoretical
   • ▪ (of military equipment) light and mobile for use on campaign: "field artillery" Similar mobileportabletransportablemovablemanoeuvrablelightlightweightrare:portativeOpposite heavy
   • ▪ used in names of animals or plants found in the open country, rather than among buildings or as cultivated varieties, e.g.: field mouse.
   • ▪ denoting a game played outdoors on a marked field.

   Word Origin Old Englishfeld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld.

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5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fieldField - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   This word has many meanings — such as a field of daffodils, a field of study, or a field of battle in a war. Think of a field as an area, either physically or subject-wise.

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   Field definition: an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.. See examples of FIELD used in a sentence.

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › fieldField - definition of field by The Free Dictionary

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   A field is a broad, level, open expanse of land, or a portion of land containing a natural resource, or an area of activity, interest, or knowledge. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of the word field in various contexts, such as sports, mathematics, physics, and computing.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFIELD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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