take the field

verb

1. go on a campaign; go off to war (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑campaign

• Derivationally related forms: ↑campaign (for: ↑campaign)

• Hyponyms: ↑crusade

• Entailment: ↑war

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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

• Hypernyms:

↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑move into

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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phrasal

1. : to go upon the playing field (as of a football team)

2. : to enter upon a military campaign

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take the field

1. To assemble on a playing field

2. To begin warlike operations

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Main Entry: ↑field

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(of a sports team) go onto a field to begin a game

■ Baseball begin one’s turn on defense in an inning

■ start a military campaign