Phrase guide
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noun
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The defensive position in the outfield to the left.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases out of left field and from left field).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An unusual or unexpected position, or a viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint (especially in the phrases out in left field and way out in left field)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: leftfield
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position
noun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: leftfield, left
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
History
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