backstop
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English
Definitions
noun
- A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
- A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
- A wall or fence behind home plate.
- A catcher; the position of catcher.
verb
- To serve as backstop for.
- To bolster, support.
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