Meaning

• A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.

  "There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field."

• A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals.

  "A crop circle was made in a corn field."

• A place where competitive matches are carried out.

• Any of various figurative meanings, regularly dead metaphors.

Meaning

• To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.

• (and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.

  "The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting."

• To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

  "The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper."

• To answer; to address.

  "She will field questions immediately after her presentation."

• To defeat.

  "They fielded a fearsome army."

• To execute research (in the field).

  "He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product."

• To deploy in the field.

  "to field a new land-mine detector"