noun
- Baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field. (
- English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754.
- synonyms: Henry Fielding
verb
- Catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket.
- synonyms: field
- Play as a fielder.
- synonyms: field
- Answer adequately or successfully.
- usage: "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
- synonyms: field
- Select (a team or individual player) for a game.
- usage: "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"
- synonyms: field
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