1. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left - the batter flied out to left • Syn: leftfield, left • Derivationally related forms: left fielder • Hypernyms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel • Part Holonyms: outfield 2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) • Syn: leftfield • Derivationally related forms: left fielder • Hypernyms: position • Member Holonyms: baseball team