LEFTFIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leftfield mean? 

• LEFTFIELD (noun)
  The noun LEFTFIELD has 2 senses:

1. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

  Familiarity information: LEFTFIELD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEFTFIELD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

left; left field; leftfield

Context example:

the batter flied out to left

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

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

Holonyms ("leftfield" 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 left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

left field; leftfield

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

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

Holonyms ("leftfield" is a member of...):

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)