Similar Words

— basketball goal
— basketful
— boastful
— boastfulness

Misspelling

ackstop, baackstop, bacckstop, baccstop, backkstop, backsstop, backsto, backstoop, backstopp, backstpo, backsttop, backtsop, backztop, bakkstop, bakstop, bbackstop

Backstop — synonyms, definition

1. backstop (Noun)

5 synonyms

barrier catcher enclosure fence wire fence

3 definitions

backstop (Noun) — (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.

backstop (Noun) — (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from travelling out of the playing field.

backstop (Noun) — A precaution in case of an emergency. ex. "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

6 types of

fence fencing guard infielder precaution safeguard

2 topics

baseball baseball game

2. backstop (Verb)

6 synonyms

bear champion hold up side support sustain

1 definition

backstop (Verb) — (baseball) act as a backstop.

1 type of

play