field vs play

field and play both are nouns.

field and play both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
field	Yes	No	Yes	No
play	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, play is a hypernym of field; that is, play is a word with a broader meaning than field:

field: play as a fielder
play: participate in games or sport

field (noun)	play (noun)
a particular kind of commercial enterprise	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
a place where planes take off and land	(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
a branch of knowledge	the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)	an attempt to get something
(mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1	a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
all of the horses in a particular horse race	a preset plan of action in team sports
all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event	activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information	the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed	utilization or exercise
somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected	movement or space for movement
a piece of land prepared for playing a game	a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
a region in which active military operations are in progress	verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought	a theatrical performance of a drama
a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found	a weak and tremulous light
extensive tract of level open land	a state in which action is feasible
the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it	the removal of constraints
a particular environment or walk of life	(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

field (verb)	play (verb)
select (a team or individual player) for a game	engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
answer adequately or successfully	pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
play as a fielder	exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket	consider not very seriously
	participate in games or sport
	bet or wager (money)
	contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
	put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
	make bets
	stake on the outcome of an issue
	shoot or hit in a particular manner
	employ in a game or in a specific position
	use or move
	use to one's advantage
	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
	discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
	replay (as a melody)
	perform music on (a musical instrument)
	play a role or part
	perform on a certain location
	be performed or presented for public viewing
	cause to emit recorded audio or video
	pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
	perform on a stage or theater
	emit recorded sound
	play on an instrument
	cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
	move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
	cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
	engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
	behave in a certain way
	be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
	act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
	behave carelessly or indifferently
	be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

field vs play

field and play both are nouns.

field and play both are verbs.

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