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FIELD GAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("field game" is a kind of...):
outdoor game (an athletic game that is played outdoors)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "field game"):
field hockey; hockey (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
hurling (a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each)
ball game; ballgame (a field game played with a ball (especially baseball))
cricket (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)
lacrosse (a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal)
polo (a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball)
pushball (a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal)
ultimate frisbee (a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the Frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds)
