backstop
- Noun. A device that prevents railroad cars from rolling off a railroad track.
- Noun. (baseball) A wall behind home plate.
- Noun. (baseball, _) A catcher; the position of catcher.
- Verb. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.
- Verb. (transitive) To bolster.
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