Backstop

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sports A screen or fence used to prevent a ball from being thrown or hit far out of a playing area, as in baseball.
  • n. Baseball A catcher.
  • n. Something that supports or bolsters.
  • v. To serve as a backstop for.
  • v. To support or bolster: "The firm lacks a topflight strategic-consulting arm to backstop its technology gurus” ( Alex Beam).
  • v. To substitute for (another) in an emergency.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A device that prevents railroad cars from rolling off a railroad track.
  • n. A wall behind home plate.
  • n. A catcher; the position of catcher
  • v. To serve as backstop for.
  • v. To bolster.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.
  • n. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
  • n. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In base-ball, a fence placed a short distance behind the catcher to stop the ball if he fails to catch it.
  • n. In base-ball, the catcher. See def. 1.
  • n. A stop or pawl designed to check the backward movement of a wheel; a detent.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. act as a backstop
  • n. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
  • n. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
  • n. a precaution in case of an emergency
    • Verb Form
    backstopped    backstopping    backstops   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    play    fence    fencing    infielder    precaution   
    Cross Reference
    back-stop net   
    Same Context
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