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English to English noun
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(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher |  | source: wordnet30
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(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field | | source: wordnet30
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a precaution in case of an emergency | | Example: he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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act as a backstop | | source: wordnet30
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