Synonyms for backstop
ˈbækˌstɒpback·stop

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1. catcher, backstopnoun

   (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

   Synonyms:
   catcher

2. backstopnoun

   (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

   Synonyms:
   catcher

3. backstopverb

   a precaution in case of an emergency

   "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

   Synonyms:
   catcher

4. backstopverb

   act as a backstop

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1. • Baseball
   • Fence
   • Infielder
   • Play

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1. Stephen Barclay:

   The prize of a deal should focus the minds of both sides on this need for creativity and flexibility, so let's work creatively to secure a deal, a deal the UK is committed to get in, a deal without a backstop ... a deal which indeed will pass both the UK parliament and the European parliament.

2. Simon Coveney:

   If there are alternatives to the backstop that do the same job, well then let's hear them. And if we can work out a deal on that basis, so be it. But it's got to be credible.

3. Danielle DiMartino Booth:

   This is really embarrassing, berkshire Hathaway shares Warren Buffett doesn't need a backstop from The NY Fed.

4. Eric Jorgeson:

   He climbed everything he could think of. It made us nervous early on as parents, but we got used to it, it was more other parents saying, 'Hey, your son is at the top of a backstop.'.

5. Dominic Raab:

   Our requirements are very clear: we want to remove the anti-democratic backstop and we want to be able to transition our future relationship to a best in class free trade agreement.