Antonyms for take the field
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feeld |
| Phonetic Transcription : fild |
Definition of take the field
Origin :- "to go out to fight," 16c., from field (n.) in the specific sense of "battlefield" (Old English). The meaning "to stop and return the ball" is first recorded 1823, originally in cricket; figurative sense is from 1902. Related: Fielded; fielding.
- As in fight : verb engage in physical encounter
Synonyms for take the field
- altercate
- assault
- attack
- bandy with
- battle
- bear arms
- bicker
- box
- brawl
- brush with
- buck
- carry on war
- challenge
- clash
- contend
- cross swords
- dispute
- do battle
- duel
- exchange blows
- feud
- flare up
- go to war
- grapple
- joust
- meet
- mix it up
- oppugn
- ply weapons
- protect
- quarrel
- repel
- resist
- rowdy
- scrap
- scuffle
- skirmish
- spar
- strive
- struggle
- take all comers
- take the field
- take up the gauntlet
- tiff
- tilt
- traverse
- tug
- tussle
- wage war
- war
- withstand
- wrangle
- wrestle
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