Backstop

What do we mean by backstop?

A screen or fence used to prevent the ball from being thrown or hit far behind or to the sides of home plate. noun

A catcher. noun

Something that supports or bolsters. noun

To serve as a backstop for. transitive verb

To support or bolster. transitive verb

To substitute for (another) in an emergency. transitive verb

In base-ball, a fence placed a short distance behind the catcher to stop the ball if he fails to catch it. noun

In base-ball, the catcher. See def. 1. noun

A stop or pawl designed to check the backward movement of a wheel; a detent. noun

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. noun

In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base. noun

In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper. noun

A device that prevents railroad cars from rolling off a railroad track. noun

A wall behind home plate. noun

A catcher; the position of catcher noun

To serve as backstop for. verb

To bolster. verb

Act as a backstop verb

A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.

A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.

A wall or fence behind home plate.

A catcher; the position of catcher.

(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.

The longstop.

The wicket-keeper.

Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.

Words that are spelled similarly to backstop:
backstop, back stop, backdrop, backstory, blacktop, backslap, backstay, backstab, backstrap, backster, backstrom, back step, bankston, backs up, backstops, backstamp, backs on.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word backstop:
snarl, scourge, outfield, scoreboard, netting, contended, tipped, foul, umpire, fence, catcher, retrieve, announcer, seating, playground, vic, ball, wound, jungle, batting, plate, pat, installed, hitting, firing, baseball, resource, fresh, technologies, planet, anderson, resources, field, stadium, prevent, behind, taylor, hands, added, facility, target, dark, surface, steel, ended, wall, hit, runs.

Words that rhyme with backstop:
top, shop, stop, drop, pop, crop, hop, swap, chop, op, flop, prop, sop, backdrop, cop, mop, workshop, fop, taupe, agitprop, eavesdrop, slop, strop, atop, lollipop, bop, lop, plop, nonstop, aesop, laptop, countertop, opp, wop, desktop, bebop, co-op, klopp, tabletop, glop, scaup, bellhop, shortstop, rooftop, raindrop, shoppe, treetop, barbershop, malaprop, blacktop, bus stop, full stop, pawnshop, sweatshop, knop, hilltop, bookshop, gigaflop, mountaintop, soda pop, non-stop, turboprop, tank top, eyedrop, dunlop, coffee shop, hoppe, flag stop, whistle stop, big top, dry mop, dopp, whaap, cough drop, riding crop, tuck shop, take a hop, glottal stop, head shop, bopp, chop shop, truck stop, potential drop, belly flop, talk shop, copp, print shop, sharecrop, whaup, beauty shop, closed shop, bucket shop, cover crop, pet shop, spinning top, catch crop, open shop, hopeh, mutton chop, popp.

Adjectives that are often used to describe backstop:
federal, good, safe, financial, wooden, useful, ultimate, solid, old, important, big, wire, necessary, final, excellent, regular, natural, suitable, adequate, rigid, high, regulatory, best, essential, vertical, economic, respectable, convenient, special, legal, firm, defensive, green, flat, effective, limited, cost, free, meshed, adjustable, tall.

Consonant match to backstop:
bookstop.

Words that sound like backstop:
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