backstop
English Thesaurus
1. a precaution in case of an emergency (noun.act)
hypernym | : | guard, precaution, safeguard, |
definition | : | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. (noun.act) |
2. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | fence, fencing, |
definition | : | a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
3. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
hypernym | : | infielder, |
definition | : | (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield (noun.person) |
domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
domain category | : | softball, softball game, |
definition | : | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer (noun.act) |
4. act as a backstop (verb.competition)
hypernym | : | play, |
definition | : | participate in games or sport (verb.competition) |
domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
5. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | backstop, |
definition | : | act as a backstop (verb.competition) |
6. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
derivation | : | catch, |
definition | : | be the catcher (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
7. act as a backstop (verb.competition)
derivation | : | backstop, |
definition | : | (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun.artifact) |
8. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | backstop, |
definition | : | act as a backstop (verb.competition) |
9. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
derivation | : | catch, |
definition | : | be the catcher (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
10. act as a backstop (verb.competition)
derivation | : | backstop, |
definition | : | (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun.artifact) |
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