English verb: take the field | |||
1. | take the field (competition) go on a campaign; go off to war | ||
Synonyms | campaign | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crusade | ||
Entail | war | ||
2. | take the field (competition) go on the playing field, of a football team | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | ||