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backstopping
Variant of backstop
noun
- ☆ Sports a fence, screen, etc., esp. one behind the catcher in baseball, serving to stop balls from leaving the playing area
- anything that supports or bolsters
transitive verb backstopped, backstopping
to act as a backstop for
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