field

field
[[t]fild[/t]]
n.
1) agr. a piece of open or cleared land, esp. one suitable for pasture or tillage
2) spo
a) a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests; playing field
b) an area in which field events are held
3) a sphere or branch of activity or interest:
the field of teaching[/ex]
4) the area drawn on or serviced by a business or profession; outlying areas where practical activities or operations are carried on:
our representatives in the field[/ex]
5) a job or research location away from regular workshop or study facilities, offices, or the like
6) mil
a) the scene or area of active military operations
b) a battleground
c) a battle
7) an expanse of anything:
a field of ice[/ex]
8) any region characterized by a particular feature, resource, activity, etc.:
an oil field[/ex]
9) the surface of a canvas, shield, flag, or coin on which something is portrayed:
a gold star on a field of blue[/ex]
10) all the competitors in a contest, or all the competitors except for the leader
11) (in betting) all the contestants or numbers that are grouped together as one
12) phs
a) a region of space in which a force acts, as that around a magnet or a charged particle
b) the quantity defined by the force acting on a given object or particle at each point in such a region
13) opt the entire angular expanse visible through an optical instrument at a given time
14) elm the structure in a generator or motor that produces a magnetic field around a rotating armature
15) math. Math. a number system that has the same properties relative to the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as the number system of all real numbers
16) pht the area of a photographic subject that is taken in by a lens at a particular diaphragm opening
17) psl the total complex of factors within which a psychological event occurs and is perceived as occurring
18) cmp a unit of information, as a person's name, that combines with related fields, as an official title or company name, to form one complete record in a computerized database
19) spo
a) (in baseball and cricket) to catch or pick up (the ball) in play
b) to place (a player, group of players, or a team) in the field to play
20) cvb to answer skillfully:
to field a difficult question[/ex]
21) cvb to place in competition
22) cvb to put into action or on duty
23) spo to act as a fielder in baseball or cricket
24) spo Sports.
a) of, taking place, or competed for on the field and not on the track, as the discus throw or shot put
b) of or pertaining to field events
25) mil of or pertaining to active combat service as distinguished from service in rear areas or at headquarters:
a field soldier[/ex]
26) of or pertaining to a field
27) working in the fields of a farm
28) working as a salesperson, representative, etc., in the field:
field agents[/ex]
29) agr. grown or cultivated in a field
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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE feld

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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