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backstop

noun

1 backstop

baseball The person who plays the position of catcher.

synonym: catcher.

Dutch: achtervanger, catcher
Polish: łapacz

2 backstop

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

3 backstop

A precaution in case of an emergency.

verb

1 backstop

Act as a backstop.


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