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Backstop

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Noun

1. backstop, catcher

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

2. backstop

(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

3. backstop

a precaution in case of an emergency

Example Sentences:
'he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong'

Verb

4. backstop

act as a backstop

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Backstop

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noun
1. sport
a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
2. 
a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat
verb -stops, -stopping or -stopped (transitive)
3. US
to provide with backing or support

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Backstop

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noun
1.  US, Sport
a fence, screen, etc., esp. one behind the catcher in baseball, serving to stop balls from leaving the playing area
2. 
anything that supports or bolsters
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbackˌstopped or ˈbackˌstopping
3. 
to act as a backstop for

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Backstop

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n.
1. Baseball
a. A screen or fence used to prevent the ball from being thrown or hit far behind or to the sides of home plate.
b. A catcher.
2. Something that supports or bolsters.
tr.v. back·stopped, back·stop·ping, back·stops
1. To serve as a backstop for.
2.
a. To support or bolster: "The firm lacks a topflight strategic-consulting arm to backstop its technology gurus" (Alex Beam).
b. To substitute for (another) in an emergency.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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