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INFIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does infield mean? 

INFIELD (noun)
  The noun INFIELD has 1 sense:

1. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plateplay

  Familiarity information: INFIELD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INFIELD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

baseball diamond; diamond; infield

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "infield"):

bag; base (a place that the runner must touch before scoring)

batter's box (an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat)

hill; mound; pitcher's mound ((baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands)

short (the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

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

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

Antonym:

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

Derivation:

infielder ((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)


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