backstop
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
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Sense 2 verb
act as a backstop
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Sense 3 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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Sense 4 noun
a precaution in case of an emergency
he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grab |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | softball game |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | infielder |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | backstop |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | play |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | backstop |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fencing |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | precaution |