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Word: backstop (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A device that prevents locomotive cars from rolling off a railroad track.
  • baseball A wall behind home plate.
  • _|slang a catcher; the position of catcher

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Verb:

  • transitive To bolster.
  • transitive To serve as backstop for.

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