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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Backstop" Definition
noun
Baseball A catcher.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Something that supports or bolsters.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Sports A screen or fence used to prevent a ball from being thrown or hit far out of a playing area, as in baseball.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A player (as the catcher) positioned behind the batter.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A stop (as a pawl) that prevents a movement (as of a wheel) .
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
To serve as a backstop for.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To substitute for (another) in an emergency.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To support or bolster: "The firm lacks a topflight strategic-consulting arm to backstop its technology gurus” ( Alex Beam).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To serve as a backstop to.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To play the position of goalkeeper for .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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