pigeons |
1. n. plural of pigeon | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of pigeon | |
pigeon |
1. n. One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species. | |
2. n. (slang) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game. | |
3. n. (slang) Concern or responsibility (often in some such phrase as: "it's his pigeon", "it's her pigeon", etc.). | |
4. v. to deceive with a confidence game | |
can |
1. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. | |
She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday? | |
2. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to. | |
You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen? | |
3. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible. | |
Can it be Friday already? | |
Teenagers can really try their parents' patience. | |
Animals can experience emotions. | |
4. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception. | |
Can you hear that?. | |
I can feel the baby moving inside me. | |
5. v. (obsolete, transitive) To know. | |
6. n. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top. | |
7. n. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can). | |
8. n. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish. | |
9. n. (archaic) A chamber pot, now (US, slang) a toilet or lavatory. | |
Shit or get off the can. | |
Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me. | |
10. n. (US, slang) Buttocks. | |
11. n. (slang) Jail or prison. | |
Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years. | |
12. n. (slang) Headphones. | |
13. n. (archaic) A drinking cup. | |
14. n. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark | |
15. n. A chimney pot. | |
16. v. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar. | |
They spent August canning fruit and vegetables. | |
17. v. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.). | |
He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail. | |
18. v. To shut up. | |
Can your gob. | |
19. v. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee. | |
The boss canned him for speaking out. | |
find |
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. | |
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate. | |
I found my car keys. They were under the couch. | |
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end. | |
Water is found to be a compound substance. | |
4. v. To gain, as the object of desire or effort. | |
to find leisure; to find means | |
5. v. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. | |
Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself! | |
6. v. To point out. | |
He kept finding faults with my work. | |
7. v. To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that. | |
I find your argument unsatisfactory. | |
8. v. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish. | |
to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person | |
9. v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish. | |
to find food for workmen | |
10. v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for | |
He finds his nephew in money. | |
11. v. (intransitive, legal) To determine or judge. | |
The jury finds for the defendant. | |
12. v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game. | |
13. n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent. | |
14. n. The act of finding. | |
their |
1. det. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural). | |
they will meet tomorrow at their convenience; this is probably their cat | |
2. det. Belonging to someone (one person, singular). | |
3. adv. misspelling of there | |
4. contraction. misspelling of they’re | |
way |
1. n. To do with a place or places.: | |
2. n. A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. | |
Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut. It's a long way from here. | |
3. n. A means to enter or leave a place. | |
We got into the cinema through the back way. | |
4. n. A roughly-defined geographical area. | |
If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me. | |
5. n. A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism. | |
You're going about it the wrong way. He's known for his quirky ways. I don't like the way she looks at me. | |
6. n. A state or condition | |
When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way. | |
7. n. Personal interaction.: | |
8. n. Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way'). | |
There's no way I'm going to clean up after you. | |
9. n. Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct. | |
My little sister always whines until she gets her way. | |
10. n. (paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc. | |
11. n. (nautical) Speed, progress, momentum. | |
12. n. A degree, an amount, a sense. | |
In a large way, crocodiles and alligators are similar. | |
13. n. (US, As the head of an interjectory clause) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation. | |
Way to ruin the moment, guys. | |
14. n. (plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched. | |
15. n. (plural only) The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves. | |
16. interj. (only in reply to no way) It is true. | |
17. v. (obsolete) To travel. | |
18. adv. (informal, with comparative or modified adjective) Much. | |
I'm way too tired to do that. | |
I'm a way better singer than Emma. | |
19. adv. (slang) Very. | |
I'm way tired | |
String theory is way cool, except for the math. | |
20. adv. (informal) Far. | |
I used to live way over there. | |
The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill. | |
21. n. The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand. | |
Home |
1. n. (computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page. | |
2. n. A dwelling.: | |
3. n. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one | |
4. n. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. | |
5. n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. | |
6. n. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. | |
It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home | |
7. n. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum. | |
a home for outcasts | |
a home for the blind | |
a veterans' home | |
8. n. (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. | |
9. n. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt. | |
10. n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat. | |
the home of the pine | |
11. n. A focus point.: | |
12. n. (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. | |
The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home. | |
13. n. (baseball) Home plate. | |
14. n. (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player. | |
15. n. (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage. | |
16. n. (lbl, en, computers) clipping of home directory | |
17. v. (always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something. | |
The missile was able to home in on the target. | |
18. adj. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. | |
19. adj. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. | |
20. adv. to home | |
21. adv. to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location | |
go home, come home, carry home | |
22. adv. to one's place of birth | |
23. adv. to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length | |
to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home | |
24. adv. (internet) to the home page | |
Click here to go home. | |
25. adv. in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home | |
Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home. | |
26. adv. close; closely; to the center; deep | |
27. adv. (soccer) into the goal | |
28. adv. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position | |
Sails sheeted home. | |
with |
1. prep. Against. | |
He picked a fight with the class bully. | |
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | |
He went with his friends. | |
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to. | |
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar. | |
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. | |
5. prep. In support of. | |
We are with you all the way. | |
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by. | |
slain with robbers | |
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of. | |
cut with a knife | |
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on. | |
9. prep. Having, owning. | |
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc. | |
Do you want to come with? | |
11. adv. --> | |
12. n. alternative form of withe | |
the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already | |
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) | |
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) | |
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. | |
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. | |
The street that runs through my hometown. | |
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. | |
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. | |
God save the Queen! | |
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. | |
That was the best apple pie ever. | |
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. | |
That apple pie was the best. | |
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. | |
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. | |
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | |
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. | |
No one in the whole country had seen it before. | |
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. | |
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. | |
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) | |
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. | |
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. | |
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. | |
The hotter the better. | |
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks. | |
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children. | |
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it. | |
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone. | |
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
help |
1. n. Action given to provide assistance; aid. | |
I need some help with my homework. | |
2. n. (usually) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. | |
He was a great help to me when I was moving house. | |
I've printed out a list of math helps. | |
3. n. Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. | |
I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image. | |
4. n. (usually) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise. | |
The help is coming round this morning to clean. | |
Most of the hired help is seasonal, for the harvest. | |
5. n. Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training. | |
His suicide attempts were a cry for help. | |
He really needs help in handling customer complaints. | |
“He’s a real road-rager.” / “Yup, he really needs help, maybe anger management.” | |
6. v. To provide assistance to (someone or something). | |
He helped his grandfather cook breakfast. | |
7. v. To contribute in some way to. | |
The white paint on the walls helps make the room look brighter. | |
If you want to get a job, it helps to have some prior experience. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To provide assistance. | |
She was struggling with the groceries, so I offered to help. | |
Please, help! | |
9. v. To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can. | |
We couldn’t help noticing that you were late. | |
We couldn’t help but notice that you were late. | |
She’s trying not to smile, but she can’t help herself. | |
Can I help it if I'm so beautiful? | |
Can I help it that I fell in love with you? | |
Are they going to beat us? Not if I can help it! | |
10. interj. A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance | |
— Take that, you scoundrel.— Help! Robin, help! (Robin Hood (1973)) | |
of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. | |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". | |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). | |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). | |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. | |
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. | |
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three. | |
6. prep. Expressing separation. | |
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.) | |
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband. | |
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.) | |
He seemed devoid of human feelings. | |
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.) | |
10. prep. Expressing origin. | |
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.) | |
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin. | |
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of. | |
The invention was born of necessity. | |
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.) | |
It is said that she died of a broken heart. | |
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.) | |
I am tired of all this nonsense. | |
15. prep. Expressing agency. | |
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).) | |
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea. | |
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below). | |
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties. | |
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.) | |
It was very brave of you to speak out like that. | |
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance. | |
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.) | |
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic. | |
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.) | |
She wore a dress of silk. | |
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.) | |
What a lot of nonsense! | |
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.) | |
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich. | |
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also". | |
I'm not driving this wreck of a car. | |
25. prep. Introducing subject matter. | |
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma | |
I'm always thinking of you. | |
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning. | |
He told us the story of his journey to India. | |
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.) | |
This behaviour is typical of teenagers. | |
29. prep. Having partitive effect. | |
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among". | |
Most of these apples are rotten. | |
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.) | |
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. | |
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort. | |
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).) | |
He is a friend of mine. | |
34. prep. Expressing possession. | |
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. | |
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. | |
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. | |
The owner of the nightclub was arrested. | |
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter | |
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames. | |
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive". | |
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.) | |
She had a profound distrust of the police. | |
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics. | |
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards. | |
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner. | |
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by". | |
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain. | |
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.) | |
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%. | |
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod | |
It's not that big of a deal. | |
45. prep. Expressing a point in time. | |
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. | |
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river. | |
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). | |
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while. | |
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.) | |
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off. | |
the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already | |
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) | |
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) | |
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. | |
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. | |
The street that runs through my hometown. | |
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. | |
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. | |
God save the Queen! | |
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. | |
That was the best apple pie ever. | |
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. | |
That apple pie was the best. | |
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. | |
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. | |
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | |
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. | |
No one in the whole country had seen it before. | |
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. | |
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. | |
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) | |
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. | |
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. | |
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. | |
The hotter the better. | |
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks. | |
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children. | |
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it. | |
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone. | |
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
earth |
1. n. Soil. | |
This is good earth for growing potatoes. | |
2. n. Any general rock-based material. | |
She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth. | |
3. n. The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea). | |
Birds are of the sky, not of the earth. | |
4. n. (British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner. | |
5. n. A fox's home or lair. | |
6. n. The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife). | |
7. n. (alchemy, philosophy, and Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements. | |
8. v. To connect electrically to the earth. | |
That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed. | |
9. v. To bury. | |
10. v. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. | |
11. v. (intransitive) To burrow. | |
magnetic |
1. adj. Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. | |
a magnetic recorder | |
2. adj. Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull. | |
3. adj. Determined by earth's magnetic fields. | |
magnetic north | |
the magnetic meridian | |
4. adj. Having an extraordinary ability to attract. | |
He has a magnetic personality. | |
5. adj. (archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism. | |
a magnetic sleep | |
field |
1. n. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country. | |
There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field. | |
2. n. (usually plural) The open country near or belonging to a town or city. | |
3. n. # An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways. | |
4. n. A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals. | |
There were some cows grazing in a field. | |
A crop circle was made in a corn field. | |
5. n. (geology) A region containing a particular mineral. | |
oil field; gold field | |
6. n. A place where competitive matches are carried out. | |
7. n. A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield. | |
8. n. An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force. | |
soccer field | |
Substitutes are only allowed onto the field after their boots are checked. | |
9. n. # (baseball, obsolete) The team in a match that throws the ball and tries to catch it when it is hit by the other team (the bat). | |
10. n. # (baseball) The outfield. | |
11. n. A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, playing field, in a boardgame or in a computer game. | |
12. n. A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals. | |
13. n. (metonymically) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting. | |
This racehorse is the strongest in a weak field. | |
14. n. Any of various figurative meanings, regularly dead metaphors. | |
15. n. (physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that ass | |
magnetic field; gravitational field; scalar field | |
16. n. (Any of certain structures serving cognition.) | |
17. n. # The extent of a given perception. | |
# field of view | |
18. n. # A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory. | |
# The design needs to be field-tested before we commit to manufacture. | |
# Field work traditionally distinguishes true archaeologists from armchair archaeologists. | |
# He needs some time in the field before his judgment can be trusted. | |
19. n. # A domain of study, knowledge or practice. | |
# He was an expert in the field of Chinese history. | |
20. n. # An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement. | |
21. n. # (algebra) A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms. | |
# The set of rational numbers,\mathbbQ, is the prototypical field. | |
22. n. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. | |
23. n. # (heraldry) The background of the shield. | |
24. n. # (vexillology) The background of the flag. | |
25. n. # A concrete section in a form which is supposed to be filled with data. | |
# The form has fields for each element of the customer's home address and ship-to address. | |
26. n. # A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored. | |
27. n. ## (computing) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls. | |
28. v. (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it. | |
29. v. (baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it. | |
The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting. | |
30. v. (transitive, sports) To place a team in (a game). | |
The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper. | |
31. v. To answer; to address. | |
She will field questions immediately after her presentation. | |
32. v. To defeat. | |
They fielded a fearsome army. | |
33. v. To execute research (in the field). | |
He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product. | |
34. v. (transitive, military) To deploy in the field. | |