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obstruct the field

obstruct the field verb: to get out by deliberately obstructing a fielder in order to prevent him from making a catch or run out, or from gathering the ball (very rare).

Verb

obstruct the field (third-person singular simple present obstructs the field, present participle obstructing the field, simple past and past participle obstructed the field)

  1. To get out by deliberately obstructing a fielder in order to prevent him from making a catch or run out, or from gathering the ball (very rare).

Forms of obstruct the field

third-person singular presentobstructs the field
present participleobstructing the field
past participleobstructed the field
pastobstructed the field

Questions about obstruct the field

What does obstruct the field mean?
Obstruct the field means to get out by deliberately obstructing a fielder in order to prevent him from making a catch or run out, or from gathering the ball (very rare).
What part of speech is obstruct the field?
Obstruct the field is a verb.
What is the past tense of obstruct the field?
The past tense of obstruct the field is obstructed the field.

Words near obstruct the field in the dictionary

  1. obstropalous
  2. obstropolous
  3. obstropulous
  4. obstropulousness
  5. obstruct
  6. obstruct the field
  7. obstructable
  8. obstructant
  9. obstructants
  10. obstructed
  11. obstructedly

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