field

field
I UK [fiːld] / US [fɪld] noun
Word forms "field":
singular field plural fields
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1) [countable] an area of land used for keeping animals or growing food

There were horses grazing in the next field.

a corn/wheat field

field of:

We drove past huge fields of barley and hay.

a) an area of land covered in grass and used for sport

The England striker left the field with a knee injury.

a sports/football field

take the field (= walk onto it in order to start playing):

The crowd gave Ripken a standing ovation when he took the field.

on/off the field:

He behaves badly both on and off the football field.

b) a large area of land or water where something is found

a gas field

c) a large area of land or water covered in a particular substance

an ice field

d) mainly literary an area of land where people fight a battle
2) [countable] a subject that you study, or a type of work that you do
field of:

a chemist working in the field of polymer research

a field of study/endeavour/enquiry:

She has the ability to succeed in any field of endeavour.

a specialist/expert in a field:

Professor Edwards is one of the main experts in his field.

3) [singular] all the people or animals taking part in a race or competition: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

Henderson will be competing against a very strong field today.

4) [countable] computing a part of a database that contains information of a particular type

Type your name in the User field.

5) [countable] physics an area where a particular force has an effect

a magnetic field

6) [countable] an area that a person or piece of equipment can see at one time
7) the field the team in baseball, cricket etc that is throwing the ball and trying to catch it when the other team hits it: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
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II UK [fiːld] / US [fɪld] verb
Word forms "field":
present tense I/you/we/they field he/she/it fields present participle fielding past tense fielded past participle fielded
1)
a) [intransitive] to be the team that throws and tries to catch the ball during a game while members of the other team try to hit it. The other team bats

England chose to field first and put South Africa in to bat.

b) [transitive] to catch or pick up a ball that has been hit and throw it back
2) [transitive] to use a person or group of people as your team, representatives, or army

Liverpool are fielding an impressive team for tomorrow's game.

3) [transitive] to deal with something such as a question or a telephone call, especially a difficult one

The education minister fielded questions from journalists outside the parliament building this morning.


English dictionary. 2014.

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