backstop

nouns

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
backstop, catcher
(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
backstop
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseball, baseball game
is a type of (narrower)
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fence, fencing
a precaution in case of an emergency
"he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
backstop
is a type of (narrower)
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
"he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
guard, precaution, safeguard

verbs

act as a backstop
backstop
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseball, baseball game
is a type of (narrower)
participate in games or sport
"We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
play