Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fielding

2 senses of fielding

Sense 1
fielding -- ((baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field)
       => handling, manipulation -- (the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means)

Sense 2
Fielding, Henry Fielding -- (English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb field

4 senses of field

Sense 1
field -- (catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket)
       => handle, palm -- (touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise")

Sense 2
field -- (play as a fielder)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")

Sense 3
field -- (answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press")
       => answer, reply, respond -- (react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation")

Sense 4
field -- (select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl")
       => choose, take, select, pick out -- (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her")