ALL meanings of back-stopped
back-stop
B b - 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