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What does backstop mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word backstop? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
  2. (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
  3. (baseball slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
  4. (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
  5. (cricket, dated) The longstop.
  6. (cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.
  2. (transitive) To bolster, support.
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