Antonyms for take the field


Grammar : Verb
Spell : feeld
Phonetic Transcription : fild


Definition of take the field

Origin :
  • "to go out to fight," 16c., from field (n.) in the specific sense of "battlefield" (Old English). The meaning "to stop and return the ball" is first recorded 1823, originally in cricket; figurative sense is from 1902. Related: Fielded; fielding.
  • As in fight : verb engage in physical encounter

Synonyms for take the field

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