misfield

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈfiːld/
(noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsfiːld/

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Verb

misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded)

(cricket, rugby, baseball) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.

Noun

misfield (plural misfields)

(cricket, rugby) A failure to field the ball properly.

References

“misfield”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

Fidelism, misfiled

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