1.(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher • Syn: catcher • Derivationally related forms: catch (for: catcher) • Topics: baseball, baseball game, softball, softball game • Hypernyms: infielder 2.(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field • Topics: baseball, baseball game • Hypernyms: fence, fencing 3. a precaution in case of an emergency - he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong • Hypernyms: precaution, safeguard, guard
II - verb
act as a backstop • Topics: baseball, baseball game • Hypernyms: play • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
