Definitions of backstop [ˈbækˌstɒp]

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Definition of 'backstop'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) backstop
a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going beyond the normal playing area.

2. backstop
any support, safeguard, or reinforcement.

3. (v.t.) backstop
to act as a backstop to.

Etymology: (1810–20)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) catcher, backstop
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

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

3. (verb) backstop
a precaution in case of an emergency
"he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

4. (verb) backstop
act as a backstop

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