backstop

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Synonyms: backstep, back-stop, back stop, backshop, backdrop, backshot, backstory, backstab, blacktop, backs up, backslap

Antonyms: backstep, back-stop, back stop, backshop, backdrop, backshot, backstory, backstab, blacktop, backs up, backslap

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Noun

1. An [[object]] or a person put in the [[rear]] or in the [[back]] of something to [[reinforce]], [[hold]], [[support]].
2. A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
3. {{lb|en|baseball}} A [[wall]] or [[fence]] behind [[home plate]].
4. {{lb|en|baseball|slang}} A [[catcher]]; the position of catcher.
5. {{lb|en|rounders}} The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
6. {{lb|en|cricket|dated}} The [[longstop]].
7. {{lb|en|cricket|dated}} The [[wicket-keeper]].
8. {{lb|en|espionage}} Something serving to [[bolster]] or [[support]] a [[cover story]] etc.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To serve as backstop for.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bolster]], [[support]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|UK}} A proposed seamless [[border]] between [[Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]] in the event of [[Brexit]].

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