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    OUTFIELD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the basesplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("outfield" is a kind of...):

    parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)

    Meronyms (parts of "outfield"):

    center; center field; centerfield (the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher)

    left; left field; leftfield (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left)

    right; right field; rightfield (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right)

    Holonyms ("outfield" is a part of...):

    ball field; baseball field; diamond (the baseball playing field)

    Antonym:

    infield (the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)

    Derivation:

    outfielder ((baseball) a person who plays in the outfield)

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