misfield

== English == === Etymology === The verb is derived from mis- (prefix meaning ‘badly; wrongly’) +‎ field (verb). The noun is derived from the verb. === Pronunciation 1 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈfiːld/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈfild/ Rhymes: -iːld Hyphenation: mis‧field ==== Verb ==== misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded) (baseball, cricket, rugby) (transitive) To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run. Hypernym: misplay Hyponyms: miscatch, misthrow Coordinate term: mishit (intransitive) To field a ball clumsily or ineptly. ===== Derived terms ===== misfielded (adjective) misfielding (noun) ===== Translations ===== === Pronunciation 2 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsfiːld/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsˌfild/ Hyphenation: mis‧field ==== Noun ==== misfield (plural misfields) (baseball, cricket, rugby) A failure to field (“catch or intercept and play”) a ball properly. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === fielding (baseball) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia fielding (cricket) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Fidelism, misfiled