Meanings
upfield1
comparative further upfield · comparative farther upfield · superlative furthest upfield · superlative farthest upfield
- Towards the upper part of a field.
- hobbiesAway from the defending team's end of the playing field.
Henderson, beginning a mini-run in the team with David de Gea on paternity leave, threw out to the left flank and Shaw had only one thought – to rumble upfield.
2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian
comparative further upfield · comparative farther upfield · superlative furthest upfield · superlative farthest upfield
- Towards the upper part of a field.
- hobbiesAway from the defending team's end of the playing field.
The All Blacks drove upfield, using up the remaining moments, and when Joubert blew for another French infringement, the biggest party in New Zealand's history was under way.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport
Upfield2
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “sports, chemistry”
adjectiveaway from the defending teams' end of the playing field
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
upfield · adjective, adverb
- Englishup-
- Proto-Germanic*felþuz
- Proto-West Germanic*felþu
- Old Englishfeld
- Middle Englishfeld
- Englishfield
- Englishupfield
Upfield · proper noun
- Old Englishupp“up”
- EnglishUpfield
From Old English upp (“up”) + feld (“field”), a toponymic surname for someone who lived at the upper field.
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