carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office:field observations and interviews
(of military equipment) light and mobile for use on campaign:field artillery
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.
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1an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences:a wheat fielda field of corn
a piece of land used for a particular purpose, especially an area marked out for a game or sport:a football field
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.
(usually the field) an area which is or is to become the scene of a battle or campaign:a field of battle
archaic a battle:many a bloody field was to be fought
2a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest:we talked to professionals in various fields
Computing a part of a record, representing an item of data.
Linguistics & Psychology a general area of meaning within which individual words make particular distinctions.
3a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus.See also field of vision.
4 (usually the field) all the participants in a contest or sport:he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed
Cricket 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.
5 Physics 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
6 Mathematics 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.
7 Heraldry the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions.
an area on a flag with a single background colour:fifty white stars on a blue field
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1 [no object] chiefly Cricket & Baseball attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batsman or batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base runners advancing.
[with object] catch or stop (the ball) and return it:his swinging bunt was fielded by the Chicago catcher
2 [with object] send out (a team or individual) to play in a game:Leeds fielded a team of youngsters
(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
3 [with object] deal with (a difficult question, telephone call, etc.).
hold the field
remain the most important:the principles of quantum theory hold the field as the convincing account of the physics of the microworld
in the field
on campaign; (while) engaged in combat or manoeuvres:troops in the field
away from the laboratory, office, or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment:like other vulcanologists, Wright works in the field with active and even erupting volcanoes
keep the field
archaic continue a military campaign.
lead the field
be the leader in a race.
be the best or most popular:the brand leads the field in vegetarian ready meals
play the field
informal indulge in a series of sexual relationships without committing oneself to anyone.
take the field
(of a sports team) go on to a field to begin a game.
