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The Meaning of backstop
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(noun) a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
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(noun) (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
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(noun) (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
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(verb) act as a backstop
Synonyms
catcher
Rhymes
aesop
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agitprop
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atop
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backdrop
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barbershop
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bebop
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bellhop
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blacktop
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bookshop
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bop
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bopp
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chop
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chopp
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co-op
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cop
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copp
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countertop
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crop
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cropp
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desktop
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dopp
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drop
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dunlop
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eavesdrop
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eyedrop
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flop
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fop
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glop
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hilltop
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hop
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hopeh
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hopp
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hoppe
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jopp
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kaup
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kaupp
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klopp
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knaup
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knop
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knopp
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kopp
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koppe
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kropp
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laptop
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lollipop
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lop
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malaprop
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mop
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mountaintop
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nonstop
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op
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opp
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paap
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paape
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paup
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pawnshop
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plop
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pop
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popp
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poppe
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prop
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propp
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raindrop
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raup
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raupp
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rooftop
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schaap
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schopp
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schoppe
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schropp
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sharecrop
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shop
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shoppe
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shortstop
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skop
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slop
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sop
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staup
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stop
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strop
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swap
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swapp
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sweatshop
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tabletop
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taupe
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top
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topp
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treetop
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tropp
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tschopp
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turboprop
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wop
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workshop
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yopp