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upfield

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English

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Etymology

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From up- +‎ field.

Adjective

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upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

  1. Towards the upper part of a field.
  2. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.
    • 2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian[1]:
      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. (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of sports, chemistry): downfield

Adverb

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upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

  1. Towards the upper part of a field.
  2. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.
    • 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport[2]:
      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.