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Take The Field

Definition: Take The Field

Take The Field

Verb

1. Go on a campaign; go off to war.

2. Go on the playing field, of a football team.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Take The Field

Synonym: campaign (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Take The Field

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Warfare

Verb: arm; raise troops, mobilize troops; raise up in arms; take up the cudgels; take up arms, fly to arms, appeal to arms, fly to the sword; draw the sword, unsheathe the sword; dig up the hatchet, dig up the tomahawk; go to war, wage war, 'let slip the dogs of war'; cry havoc; kindle the torch of war, light the torch of war; raise one's banner, raise the fire cross; hoist the black flag; throw away, fling away the scabbard; enroll, enlist; take the field; take the law into one's own hands; do battle, give battle, join battle, engage in battle, go to battle; flesh one's sword; set to, fall to, engage, measure swords with, draw the trigger, cross swords; come to blows, come to close quarters; fight; combat; contend; battle with, break a lance with.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Take The Field

English words defined with "take the field": Arriere-bango out. (references)

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Modern Usage: Take The Field

DomainUsage

Lyrics

'Cause the players tried to take the field (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expression: Take The Field

Expression using "take the field": To take the field. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Take The Field

Language Translations for "take the field"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

harcba száll (to be on the warpath, to go on the warpath, to take the field). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aketay ethay ieldfay

   

Romanian

  

începe lupta. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Take The Field

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-f-h-i-k-l-t-t"

-3 letters: deathlike.

-5 letters: athlete, deflate, faithed, fatlike, fettled, fileted, flatted, fleeted, flitted, hatlike, kittled, tealike, teethed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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