[{"word":"fielding","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting."},{"definition":"To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper."},{"definition":"To answer; to address.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She will field questions immediately after her presentation."},{"definition":"To defeat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They fielded a fearsome army."},{"definition":"To execute research (in the field).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product."},{"definition":"To deploy in the field.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to field a new land-mine detector"}],"synonyms":["address","answer","deal with","respond"],"antonyms":["bat"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who fields.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the fielding of questions from an audience"},{"definition":"The role of a fielder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/field","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fielding"]}]