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CENTER FIELD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
Synonyms:
center field; centerfield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Example:
he hit the ball to deep center
Synonyms:
center; center field; centerfield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
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