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back-stopped

back-stop
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak stop]
    • /bæk stɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak stop]
    • /bæk stɒp/

Definitions of back-stopped word

  • noun back-stopped a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area. 1
  • noun back-stopped Baseball. the catcher. 1
  • noun back-stopped a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls. 1
  • verb without object back-stopped to act as a backstop. 1
  • verb with object back-stopped to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration. 1

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Origin of back-stopped

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; back1 + stop

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Parts of speech for Back-stopped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

back-stopped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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