Associations to the word «Backstop»

BACKSTOP, noun. A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.

BACKSTOP, noun. (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.

BACKSTOP, noun. (baseball slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.

BACKSTOP, noun. (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.

BACKSTOP, noun. (cricket) (dated) The longstop.

BACKSTOP, noun. (cricket) (dated) The wicket-keeper.

BACKSTOP, verb. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.

BACKSTOP, verb. (transitive) To bolster, support.

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

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

BACKSTOP, noun. A precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong".

BACKSTOP, verb. Act as a backstop.