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| field [ feeld ] |
noun (plural fields) |
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1. agriculture area of agricultural land: an area of open ground, especially an area used to grow crops or graze livestock
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2. playing area: an open expanse of ground kept or marked off as a playing area for a particular sport
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3. geology area rich in resources: an area of land or seabed that is rich in an exploitable natural resource
  a gas field
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4. geography broad area of something: an expanse of something such as ice, snow, or lava
an ice field
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5. area of activity: an activity or subject, especially one that is somebody's particular responsibility, specialty, or interest
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6. place outside institution: the environment outside a workplace, office, school, or laboratory in which somebody has direct contact with clients, the public, or the phenomena being studied
out in the field
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7. military area of military operations: the location of military operations
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8. military
Same as battlefield (sense 1)
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9. military
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literary or archaic
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Same as battlen (sense 1)
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10. group of contestants: all the participants in a race or other competitive event
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11. all participants except leader: all the participants in a race or competitive event except the leader, winner, or favorite
five lengths ahead of the field
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12. mathematics set of mathematical elements: a set of mathematical elements with two properties that are like addition and multiplication for ordinary numbers
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13. physics area of force: an area or region within which a force exerts an influence at every point
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14. optics
Same as field of view
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15. comput storage area for information: an area in a computer memory or program, or on a monitor screen, where information such as characters or numbers can be entered and manipulated
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16. heraldry background for design: the background surface or color on which a design is displayed, e.g. on a flag, coin, or coat of arms
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verb (past and past participle field·ed, present participle field·ing, 3rd person present singular fields) |
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1. transitive verb sports retrieve ball: in baseball or cricket, to retrieve, pick up, or catch a ball in play, usually after it has been struck by the person batting
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2. intransitive verb sports be fielder: in baseball or cricket, to act as a fielder
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3. transitive verb select somebody for competition: to select a person, group, or team to participate in an event, especially a competitive event
We did not have enough players to field a team.
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4. transitive verb deploy group: to send out a large number of people or things to accomplish a task, especially to deploy military forces for action
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5. transitive verb deal with question or complaint: to respond to something such as a question or complaint
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| [ Old English feld< Indo-European, "flat"] |
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play the field to be unwilling to commit to a sexual or romantic relationship with one person and prefer to date a number of people
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