Upfield

adj, adv, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Towards the upper part of a field.
  2. 2
    Away 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."

  3. 3
    Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.
Adjective
  1. 1
    away from the defending teams' end of the playing field wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the upper part of a field.
  2. 2
    Away 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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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up

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up- + field.

Etymology 2

From Old English upp (“up”) + feld (“field”), a toponymic surname for someone who lived at the upper field.

Related phrases

playing field

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