fielding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
   
2. noun English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
   Henry Fielding.
   
3. verb catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
   field.
   
4. verb play as a fielder
   field.
   
5. verb answer adequately or successfully
   field.
   
   • The lawyer fielded all questions from the press
6. verb select (a team or individual player) for a game
   field.
   
   • The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl

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