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INFIELD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
Synonyms:
baseball diamond; diamond; infield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("infield" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Meronyms (parts of "infield"):
bag; base (a place that the runner must touch before scoring)
batter's box (an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat)
hill; mound; pitcher's mound ((baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands)
short (the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Holonyms ("infield" is a part of...):
ball field; baseball field; diamond (the baseball playing field)
Antonym:
outfield (the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases)
Derivation:
infielder ((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)
