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backstop definition

back·stop (-stäp′)

noun

  1. ☆ Sports a fence, screen, etc., esp. one behind the catcher in baseball, serving to stop balls from leaving the playing area
  2. anything that supports or bolsters

transitive verb backstopped -·stopped′, backstopping -·stop′·ping

to act as a backstop for

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