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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
backstop
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
[syn: catcher, backstop]
2: (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to
prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
3: a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop
in case anything went wrong"
v 1: act as a backstop
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Backstop \Back"stop`\, n.
1. 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the
striking base.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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