ALL meanings of field
field
F f - noun field An area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences. 1
- noun Definition of field in Technology (data, database) An area of a database record, or graphical user interface form, into which a particular item of data is entered. Example usage: "The telephone number field is not really a numerical field", "Why do we need a four-digit field for the year?". A database column is the set of all instances of a given field from all records in a table. 1
- noun field Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable. 1
- noun field David Dudley, Jr. 1805–94, U.S. jurist (brother of Cyrus West and Stephen Johnson Field). 1
- noun field Erastus Salisbury, 1805–1900, U.S. painter. 1
- noun field Eugene, 1850–95, U.S. poet and journalist. 1
- noun field John, 1782–1837, Irish pianist and composer. 1
- noun field Marshall, 1834–1906, U.S. merchant and philanthropist. 1
- noun field Stephen Johnson, 1816–99, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1863–97 (brother of Cyrus West and David Dudley Field). 1
- verb with object field Baseball, Cricket. to catch or pick up (the ball) in play: The shortstop fielded the grounder and threw to first for the out. to place (a player, group of players, or a team) in the field to play. 1
- verb with object field to place in competition: to field a candidate for governor. 1
- verb with object field to answer or reply skillfully: to field a difficult question. 1
- verb with object field to put into action or on duty: to field police cars to patrol an area. 1
- verb with object field Informal. field-test. 1
- verb without object field to act as a fielder; field the ball. 1
- verb without object field to take to the field. 1
- adjective field Sports. of, taking place, or competed for on the field and not on the track, as the discus throw or shot put. of or relating to field events. 1
- adjective field Military. of or relating to campaign and active combat service as distinguished from service in rear areas or at headquarters: a field soldier. 1
- adjective field of or relating to a field. 1
- adjective field grown or cultivated in a field. 1
- adjective field working in the fields of a farm: field laborers. 1
- adjective field working as a salesperson, engineer, representative, etc., in the field: an insurance company's field agents. 1
- idioms field in the field, in actual use or in a situation simulating actual use or application; away from a laboratory, workshop, or the like: The machine was tested for six months in the field. in contact with a prime source of basic data: The anthropologist is working in the field in Nigeria. within a given profession: The public knows little of him, but in the field he's known as a fine mathematician. 1
- idioms field keep the field, to remain in competition or in battle; continue to contend: The troops kept the field under heavy fire. 1
- idioms field out in left field. left field (def 3). 1
- noun field agriculture: land 1
- idioms field play the field, Informal. to vary one's activities. to date a number of persons rather than only one: He wanted to play the field for a few years before settling down. 1
- noun field sports: ground 1
- idioms field take the field, to begin to play, as in football or baseball; go into action. to go into battle: They took the field at dawn. 1
- noun field grassy area 1
- noun field area of expertise 1
- adjective field working outside office 1
- adjective field sports: non-track 1
- adjective field military: combat 1
- adjective field agriculture: field grown 1
- adjective field farm labour 1
- noun field area: profession, study, etc. 1
- noun field sports: all participants 1
- noun field geology: terrain 1
- noun field baseball: team not at bat 1
- noun field baseball: outfield 1
- noun field expanse 1
- noun field background surface 1
- noun field magnetism 1
- noun field computing: slot for data 1
- intransitive verb field baseball, cricket: try to catch ball 1
- transitive verb field baseball, cricket: catch ball 1
- transitive verb field fend off 1
- transitive verb field deal with: questions 1
- transitive verb field military: deploy 1