English Explanatory Dictionary

cede the field

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To withdraw from a military confrontation; to yield control of a battlefield to one's opponent.
  2. To withdraw from any confrontational or potentially confrontational situation; to avoid participating in a competition or contest.

Word forms

cede the field cedes the field ceding the field ceded the field yield the field

Synonyms

give ground

Related words

chicken out turn tail
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