backstop

backstop has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
• n.. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
• n.. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
• v.. act as a backstop