ALL meanings of backstop
back·stop
B b - noun backstop a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area 3
- noun backstop a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat 3
- verb backstop to provide with backing or support 3
- noun backstop a fence, screen, etc., esp. one behind the catcher in baseball, serving to stop balls from leaving the playing area 3
- noun backstop anything that supports or bolsters 3
- verb transitive backstop to act as a backstop for 3
- noun backstop A person or thing placed at the rear of or behind something as a barrier, support, or reinforcement. 1
- noun backstop baseball: catcher 1
- noun backstop safeguard 1
- transitive verb backstop support 1
- noun backstop a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area. 1
- noun backstop Baseball. the catcher. 1
- noun backstop a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls. 1
- verb without object backstop to act as a backstop. 1
- verb with object backstop to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration. 1
- noun backstop A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support. 0
- noun backstop (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate. 0
- noun backstop (baseball slang) A catcher; the position of catcher. 0
- noun backstop (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base. 0
- noun backstop (cricket, dated) The longstop. 0
- noun backstop (cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper. 0
- verb backstop (Transitive Verb) To serve as backstop for. 0
- verb backstop (Transitive Verb) To bolster, support. 0