infieldPronunciation: /ˈɪnfiːld/Definition of infield noun 1the inner part of the field of play in various sports, in particular: Cricket the part of the field closer to the wicket. Baseball the area within and near the four bases: [as modifier]:Billy started us off with an infield hit the players stationed in the infield, collectively. 2the land around or near a farmstead, especially arable land: the infield is demarcated by corn ditches adverb into or towards the inner part of the field of play: Halliday weaved his way infield, causing the disruption from which Morris was to score his tryDerivatives infielder noun sense 1 of the noun.infield in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of infield in the US English dictionary