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Definition of Backstop
1. Verb. Act as a backstop.
2. Noun. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game, Softball, Softball Game
Generic synonyms: Infielder
Derivative terms: Catch, Catch
3. Noun. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.
4. Noun. A precaution in case of an emergency. "He acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
Definition of Backstop
1. n. 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.
Definition of Backstop
1. Noun. A device that prevents railroad cars from rolling off a railroad track. ¹
2. Noun. (baseball) A wall behind home plate. ¹
3. Noun. (baseball slang) A catcher; the position of catcher ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To serve as backstop for. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To bolster. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backstop
1. to bolster [v -STOPPED, -STOPPING, -STOPS] - See also: bolster
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backstop
Literary usage of Backstop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paradoxes of Free Will by Gunther Siegmund Stent (2002)
"PARADOXES OF FREE WILL demonstrating that the electrons strike the backstop as
particles, just as do the bullets in panel A. When only hole 1 or only hole 2 ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The backstop is placed directly behind the batsman, and behind the backstop ...
a wirket being placed in front of the backstop, and the four bases arranged ..."
3. OECD Economics Glossary: English-French = Glossaire de L'économie de L'OCDE by Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"'contractual backlog'ou 'commandes fermes'] [COM] arriérés ; rappels [GES] fixation
du prix a posteriori [sur les marchés a terme] [FIN] backstop renfort ..."
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