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