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[ˈbakstɒp], (Noun)
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- a thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support
(e.g: pull back harder until you reach the backstop on the stick)
- a high fence or similar structure behind the home plate area
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[ˈbakstɒp], (Verb)
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- support or reinforce
(e.g: the founding banks were backstopping the loans)
- act as backstop for
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