Main Entry: ³field

Function: verb

Date: 1823

transitive verb

1 a : to catch or pick up (as a batted ball) and usually throw to a teammate b : to take care of or respond to (as a telephone call or a request) c : to give an impromptu answer or solution to <the senator fielded the reporters' questions>
2 : to put into the field <field an army> <field a team>; also : to enter in competitionintransitive verb : to play as a fielder