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| Type | Words |
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| Type of | play |
backstop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | safeguard, precaution, guard |
he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong.
Examples of backstop
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At most, the SEC has provided a possible backstop to the private litigants'deal.
From the bloomberg.com
As a backstop, to ensure savings, the law creates a Medicare cost control board.
From the nytimes.com
With Chris Mathes at the dish, Spanberger uncorked a wild pitch to the backstop.
From the stltoday.com
Wieters whiffed and the ball went to the backstop as Olivo bowled over Wieters.
From the bostonherald.com
Major league-style sunken dugouts and a 30-inch brick backstop wall were built.
From the toledoblade.com
Regular backstop Geovany Soto is on the DL with a torn meniscus in his left knee.
From the dailyherald.com
That liquidity backstop comes with a new, more powerful regulator for the GSEs.
From the economist.com
The reverse mortgage is a backstop if she is still alive when her assets run out.
From the dailyherald.com
Catcher Mike Nickeas yielded to Wright, who fumbled the ball toward the backstop.
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- Act as a backstop
- Catcher: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- A precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
- A device that prevents railroad cars from rolling off a railroad track; A wall behind home plate; A catcher; the position of catcher; To serve as backstop for; To bolster
- (Backstops) The point the seat (slide) stops moving forward toward the bow.
- Reinforced area of the entrance pit wall directly behind the track.
- Fence or wall behind home plate.
- A device constructed to stop or redirect bullets fired on a range. This is usually an earthen structure, placed between 16 and 20 feet in vertical height, built in accordance with NRA recommended standards.
