CENTER FIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does center field mean? 

• CENTER FIELD (noun)
  The noun CENTER FIELD has 2 senses:

1. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield

  Familiarity information: CENTER FIELD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTER FIELD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

center; center field; centerfield

Context example:

he hit the ball to deep center

Hypernyms ("center field" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("center field" is a part of...):

outfield (the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

center field; centerfield

Hypernyms ("center field" is a kind of...):

position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)

Holonyms ("center field" is a member of...):

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)