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- Dictionarybackstop/ˈbakstɒp/
noun
- 1. a thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support: "pull back harder until you reach the backstop on the stick"
- 2. a high fence or similar structure behind the home plate area.
verb
- 1. support or reinforce: "the founding banks were backstopping the loans"
- 2. act as backstop for.
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BACKSTOP definition: 1. (in rounders) a player who stands directly behind the player from the opposing team who is…. Learn more.
: a screen or fence for keeping a ball from leaving the field of play. b. : a stop (such as a pawl) that prevents a backward movement (as of a wheel) 2. : a player (such as the catcher) positioned behind the batter. 3. : something or someone that provides dependable support or protection against failure or loss.
noun. sport a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area. a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat.
BACKSTOP meaning: 1. (in rounders) a player who stands directly behind the player from the opposing team who is…. Learn more.
In baseball, a backstop is the wall or fence behind home plate that keeps the ball on the playing field. If the batter hits the ball into the backstop , it's a foul ball. When a softball player is up at bat, the backstop is behind her.
1. (Ball Games, other than specified) sport a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area. 2. (Rowing) a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat. vb ( tr) , -stops, -stopping or -stopped. US to provide with backing or support.
noun. 1. sport. a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area. 2. a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat. 3. a. a system that will come into effect if no other arrangement is made. b. ( as modifier) a backstop plan.
something that is done or prepared in advance in order to prevent worse problems if something goes wrong. The country needs a financial backstop to deal with bank failures. See backstop in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: backstop. Definition of backstop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Jun 2, 2024 · backstop (third-person singular simple present backstops, present participle backstopping, simple past and past participle backstopped) To serve as backstop for. To bolster, support.
a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls. See more verb (used without object), back·stopped, back·stop·ping.
