Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The area of the field bounded by home plate and first, second, and third bases.
  • noun The defensive positions of first base, second base, third base, and shortstop considered as a unit.
  • noun The area inside a racetrack or running track.
  • noun A field located near a farmhouse.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In base-ball. See field, n., 3.
  • Under crop; noting arable land which is still kept under crop: distinguished from outfield.
  • To inclose, as a piece of land; make a field of.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb rare To inclose, as a field.
  • noun Scotland Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from outfield.
  • noun (Baseball) The diamond; -- opposed to outfield. See Diamond, n., 5.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The area inside a racetrack or running track.
  • noun A constrained scope or area.
  • noun agriculture An area to cultivate: a field
  • noun baseball The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
  • noun baseball (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield.
  • noun cricket The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
  • verb transitive To inclose (a piece of land); make a field of.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From in- +‎ field.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word infield.

Examples

  • •Camp quandary: The infield is in flux as 3B Josh Fields will be pushed by Viciedo, a 19-year-old from Cuba, and 2B Chris Getz by Lillibridge and Nix.

    AL: Team-by-team spring training preview 2009

  • Pedro Feliz singles through a drawn-in infield to score Eric Bruntlett for a 4-3 lead.

    Phillies were better team, but don't forget the Rays 2008

  • Matt Kemp had a sacrifice fly, Blake singled through a drawn-in infield and Rafael Furcal had a run-scoring single to finish the five-run inning.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, they call the infield area the "snake pit".

    Alison Stein Wellner: The Indy 500, or America, in the Round 2008

  • However, the move backfired as Williams chopped the game-winning hit over a drawn-in infield to lift Minnesota to just its third win in eight games.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Utley singled and Kenny Lofton singled past a drawn-in infield to score pinch runner Endy Chavez.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • • The final out: Luis Gonzalez's RBI single against Mariano Rivera over the Yankees 'drawn-in infield scores Jay Bell and caps a two-run rally, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2, Game 7 win on their home field.

    USATODAY.com - Having a ball from Series could have consequences 2005

  • Willy Taveras, Astros: Taveras thrust himself into Rookie of the Year contention by leading the majors in infield hits and stealing 34 bases.

    USATODAY.com - Defense plays big part in CF rankings 2005

  • Feliz followed with a single through a drawn-in infield to make it 9-7 before Nathan, who had walked just nine batters this season, issued his third walk of the inning.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • I don't think it gets any better than that lineup, and the infield is pretty awesome with three Gold Glove-caliber players.

    USATODAY.com - Remaking the Mets 2002

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.