Field (Verb)
Meaning 2
Answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Hypernyms
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Meaning 4
Select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The team's coach decided to field their best player in the crucial match against their arch-rivals.
- England fielded a new and inexperienced squad for the European championship.
- Her talents eventually led to her being fielded as the team's starting point guard.
- The manager decided to field a completely new formation for the quarterfinals match.
- Australia fielded their top cricketers for the opening match of the World Cup.