Canadian English Meaning of backstop
backstop
Other Canadian English words related to backstop
- aid
- Assist
- help
- support
- abet
- Back
- bolster
- facilitate
- forwards
- reinforce
- save
- give someone a hand
- advance
- advise
- attend
- bail-out
- benefit
- boost
- buttress
- champion
- Comfort
- lawyer
- ease
- encourage
- Endorse
- favour
- foster
- further
- guide
- endorse
- Launch
- Mentor
- nurture
- force
- patronize
- profit
- promote
- reinforce
- rescue
- serve
- sponsor
- help
- Sustain
- care
- minister (for)
- prop (up)
- To be of assistance to someone
Nearest Words of backstop
Definitions and Meaning of backstop in English
backstop (n)
(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
backstop (v)
act as a backstop
backstop (n.)
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.
In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
FAQs About the word backstop
backstop
(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 playi
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