misfield
English edit
Etymology edit
The verb is derived from mis- (prefix meaning ‘badly; wrongly’) + field (verb).[1][2] The noun is derived from the verb.[3][4]
Pronunciation edit
- Verb:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈfiːld/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈfild/
- Rhymes: -iːld
- Noun:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsfiːld/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsˌfild/
Audio (AU) (file)
- Hyphenation: mis‧field
Verb edit
misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded) (baseball, cricket, rugby)
- (transitive) To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
- (intransitive) To field a ball clumsily or ineptly.
Derived terms edit
- misfielded (adjective)
- misfielding (noun)
Translations edit
(transitive) to field (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; (intransitive) to field a ball clumsily or ineptly
Noun edit
misfield (plural misfields)
Translations edit
failure to field a ball properly
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References edit
- ^ “misfield, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
- ^ “misfield, v.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ “misfield, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
- ^ “misfield, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Further reading edit
fielding (baseball) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - fielding (cricket) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
