ALL meanings of backstopping
back·stop
B b - noun backstopping a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area. 1
- noun backstopping Baseball. the catcher. 1
- noun backstopping 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 backstopping to act as a backstop. 1
- verb with object backstopping to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration. 1
- noun backstopping Present participle of backstop. 1