1. (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
   "His excellent fielding prevented several runs"

1. English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
   - Henry Fielding

1. Catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
   "The shortstop fielded the ground ball cleanly"
    
2. (sport) play as a fielder
   "He fielded at third base"
    
3. Answer adequately or successfully
   "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
    
4. Select (a team or individual player) for a game
   "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"

Derived forms: fieldings

Type of: answer, author, choose, handle, handling, manipulation, palm, pick out, play, reply, respond, select, take, writer

Encyclopedia: Fielding, Robert