"infield" meaning in English

See infield in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɪnfiːld/, /ɪnˈfiːld/ Audio: en-au-infield.ogg Forms: more infield [comparative], most infield [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːld Etymology: From in- + field. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|field}} in- + field Head templates: {{en-adv}} infield (comparative more infield, superlative most infield)
  1. Toward or into the infield.
    Sense id: en-infield-en-adv-CzeGICDQ

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnfiːld/, /ɪnˈfiːld/ Audio: en-au-infield.ogg Forms: infields [plural]
Rhymes: -iːld Etymology: From in- + field. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|field}} in- + field Head templates: {{en-noun}} infield (plural infields)
  1. The area inside a racetrack or running track.
    Sense id: en-infield-en-noun-gmw6LAYo
  2. A constrained scope or area.
    Sense id: en-infield-en-noun-zB3~HdAa
  3. (agriculture) An area to cultivate: a field Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (agriculture: An area to cultivate): Feld [neuter] (German), tarla (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-infield-en-noun-47K8E1Ro Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'agriculture: An area to cultivate': 6 11 78 2 1 2
  4. (baseball) The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base. Categories (topical): Baseball, Sports areas Translations (baseball: The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.): camp interior [masculine] (Catalan), etukenttä (Finnish), Innenfeld [neuter] (German), diamante [masculine] (Italian), perimetro delle quattro basi (Italian), 内野 (naiya) (alt: ないや) (Japanese), iç saha (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-infield-en-noun-FYkT1AQj Disambiguation of Sports areas: 1 16 3 2 44 11 21 0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 6 10 8 7 24 15 26 6 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.': 3 0 1 63 4 28
  5. (baseball) (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield. Categories (topical): Baseball Translations (baseball: (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield.): etukenttä- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-infield-en-noun-FpwSDK7J Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 6 10 8 7 24 15 26 6 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield.': 4 4 1 17 69 4
  6. (cricket) The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg. Categories (topical): Cricket Translations (cricket: The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, etc.): etukenttä (Finnish), Innenfeld [neuter] (German), iç saha (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-infield-en-noun-j5M73xgR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 4 2 26 14 48 1 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 3 5 3 3 24 10 50 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 6 10 8 7 24 15 26 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 3 5 4 18 11 53 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 2 4 3 19 11 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 2 2 21 11 56 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 5 5 3 22 10 44 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 6 5 4 22 11 45 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 5 5 4 19 11 50 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 3 4 4 19 10 55 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 3 4 4 19 10 55 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 5 5 3 22 11 46 2 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, etc.': 1 1 1 36 3 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: corner infield, infielder, infield fly, infield fly rule, infield hit, infield shift, middle infield

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪnfiːld/, /ɪnˈfiːld/ Audio: en-au-infield.ogg Forms: infields [present, singular, third-person], infielding [participle, present], infielded [participle, past], infielded [past]
Rhymes: -iːld Etymology: From in- + field. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|field}} in- + field Head templates: {{en-verb}} infield (third-person singular simple present infields, present participle infielding, simple past and past participle infielded)
  1. (transitive) To enclose (a piece of land); make a field of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-infield-en-verb-w5Knqyz1

Inflected forms

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        "(as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield."
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        "(baseball) (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield."
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