backstop

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

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