Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun backstop

3 senses of backstop

Sense 1
catcher, backstop -- ((baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher)
       => infielder -- ((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)

Sense 2
backstop -- ((baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field)
       => fence, fencing -- (a barrier that serves to enclose an area)

Sense 3
backstop -- (a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong")
       => precaution, safeguard, guard -- (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")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb backstop

1 sense of backstop

Sense 1
backstop -- (act as a backstop)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")