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    misfield
    /ˌmɪsˈfiːld/

    verb

    • 1. (in cricket and rugby) field (a ball) badly or clumsily: "he chucks it at McCallum, who misfields it"

    noun

    • 1. (in cricket and rugby) a failure to field a ball correctly: "he was run out after attempting a quick single to a Warne misfield"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISFIELD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a failure to correctly catch, stop, or pick up the ball in a game such as cricket or rugby (= a game played with an oval ball): A terrible misfield led to four runs. There were also mis-fields and a series of no-balls.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › misfieldMisfield Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MISFIELD is to field (a ball) badly. How to use misfield in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISFIELD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    MISFIELD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Summary Definitions Synonyms Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Sentences Grammar. Definition of 'misfield' misfield in British English. (ˌmɪsˈfiːld ) sport. verb (transitive) 1. to fail to field properly or adequately. noun. 2. a failure to field properly or adequately.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISFIELD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] (also mis-field) us / ˈmɪsˌfiːld / uk / ˈmɪs.fiːld /. a failure to correctly catch, stop, or pick up the ball in a game such as cricket or rugby (= a game played with an oval ball): A terrible misfield led to four runs.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › misfieldMisfield - definition of misfield by The Free Dictionary

    misfield. ( ˌmɪsˈfiːld) sport. vb ( tr) to fail to field properly or adequately. n. a failure to field properly or adequately. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMISFIELD definition in American English | Collins English...

    Jun 11, 2024 · 2 senses: 1. to fail to field properly or adequately 2. a failure to field properly or adequately.... Click for more definitions.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › misfieldmisfield - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · misfield (plural misfields) ( baseball, cricket, rugby) A failure to field (“ catch or intercept and play ”) a ball properly.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › misfieldmisfield | meaning of misfield in Longman Dictionary of...

    misfield meaning, definition, what is misfield: to make a mistake in catching or throwin...: Learn more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › misfieldMisfield Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Misfield definition: (cricket) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly , especially when this results in the batsman scoring another run. . Dictionary Thesaurus

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › misfield_nmisfield, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun misfield mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun misfield. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun misfield? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun misfield pronounced?