field vs park

field

noun
  • An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force. 

  • The background of the shield. 

  • An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls. 

  • Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal 

  • The extent of a given perception. 

  • A region containing a particular mineral. 

  • A domain of study, knowledge or practice. 

  • The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device. 

  • A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data. 

  • A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity. 

  • A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms. 

  • A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game. 

  • A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield. 

  • A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory. 

  • A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals. 

  • The background of the flag. 

  • The open country near or belonging to a town or city. 

  • A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier. 

  • A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored. 

  • An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways. 

  • An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement. 

  • The outfield. 

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

  • All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting. 

verb
  • To answer; to address. 

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

  • To execute research (in the field). 

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

  • To deploy in the field. 

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

  • To defeat. 

  • To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it. 

park

noun
  • An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch. 

  • An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores. 

  • A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. 

  • A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown. 

  • An inventory of matériel. 

  • An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant. 

  • A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region. 

  • A space in which to leave a car; a parking space. 

  • A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation. 

  • An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose. 

verb
  • To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time. 

  • To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park. 

  • To enclose in a park, or as in a park. 

  • To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place. 

  • To defer (a matter) until a later date. 

  • To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking) 

  • To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin. 

  • To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose. 

  • To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities. 

  • To bring together in a park, or compact body. 

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