Word Finder - fielded

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To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.

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(and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.

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The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting.

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To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

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The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.

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To answer; to address.

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She will field questions immediately after her presentation.

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To defeat.

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They fielded a fearsome army.

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To execute research (in the field).

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He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product.

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To deploy in the field.

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to field a new land-mine detector

He was a hard hitting right-hand batsman, who fielded at slip.

A lower order right-hand batsman and a right-hand fast round-arm bowler who fielded mostly at point or slip.

Poor availability from key players and last-minute call-ups to the seconds meant they fielded only 10 players.

The outside of the case is decorated with fielded panels of mahogany veneer surrounded with narrow parquetry stringing and walnut bands.

Wolves fielded nine players with first team experience, but despite rattling the woodwork twice, came away from the game empty handed.

A small man of 5ft 6 inches and weighing 10 stone, he was a middle order right-hand batsman who usually fielded at point.

Afterward I fielded questions. It was like a sportsman 's dinner.

It's reported that Parton fielded multiple offers from Playboy to pose in the past, but never accepted.