Associations to the word «Shortstop»

Wiktionary

SHORTSTOP, noun. (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
SHORTSTOP, noun. (figuratively) A nimble defender.

Dictionary definition

SHORTSTOP, noun. (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position.
SHORTSTOP, noun. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King