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Showing words for BACKSTOP using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Backstop

backstop, stopback

6 Letter Words for Backstop

cabots, capots, coapts

5 Letter Words for Backstop

acost, actos, ascot, atocs, atoks, backs, basto, boaks, boast, boats, bocks, botas, cabot, capos, capot, catso, coapt, coast, coats, costa, octas, oktas, packs, pacos, pacts, pasto, pocks, posca, sabot, scopa, spack, stack, stock, stopa, tacks, tacos, tacso, tasco, tocks, topas, tosca

4 Letter Words for Backstop

abcs, abos, acop, acpt, acts, apts, asok, asop, atoc, atok, atop, back, bacs, bact, baps, bapt, bask, bast, bats, bkpt, boak, boas, boat, boca, bock, boks, bops, bosc, bosk, bota, bots, bskt, cabs, capo, caps, capt, cask, cast, cats, coak, coat, cobs, copa, cops, copt, cost, cots, kabs, kats, kbps, koas, kobs, kops, kota, oaks, oast, oats, obas, ocas, octa, okas, okta, opts, pack, paco, pacs, pact, pask, paso, past, pato, pats, poas, pobs, pock, post, pots, sack, saco, sapo, scab, scap, scat, scob, scop, scot, skat, soak, soap, soba, soca, sock, soka, spak, spat, spot, stab, stap, stoa, stob, stop, tabs, tack, taco, taks, taos, taps, task, tbsp, tkos, tock, tocs, tops, tosa, tosk

3 Letter Words for Backstop

abc, abo, abp, abs, abt, ack, act, ako, aob, apc, apt, asb, ask, asp, ast, atp, bac, bap, bas, bat, bks, bkt, boa, boc, bok, bop, bos, bot, bps, bpt, cab, cap, cat, cob, cop, cos, cot, cpa, cpo, cps, cpt, csk, csp, cst, cto, cts, kab, kas, kat, koa, kob, kop, kos, kpc, oak, oas, oat, oba, obs, oca, ock, oct, oka, opa, ops, opt, otc, pac, pas, pat, pbs, pct, pks, pkt, poa, pob, pos, pot, pst, pta, pts, sab, sac, sao, sap, sat, sct, ska, sob, soc, sok, sop, sot, spa, spt, sta, stk, tab, tak, tao, tap, tas, tbs, tck, tcp, tko, toa, tob, toc, top, tos, tpk, tps, tsk, tsp

Definitions for Backstop

[1] a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
[2] Baseball . the catcher.
[3] a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls.
[4] to act as a backstop.
[5] to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration.
[6] sport a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
[7] a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat
[8] US to provide with backing or support

Words related to Backstop

bar, wall, rail, dike, roadblock, barricade, railing, net, block, shield, stop, palisade, cyclone, guard, defense, stockade, rampart, hedge, balustrade, paling

Words nearby Backstop

backstab, backstage, backstairs, backstay, backstitch, backstop, backstory, backstrap loom, backstreet, backstretch, backstroke

Origin of Backstop

First recorded in 1810–20; back1 + stop

Other words from Backstop

back·stop·per , noun

Synonyms for Backstop

bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, dike, net, rail, railing, roadblock, wall, balustrade, boards, chains, cyclone, defense, guard, hedge, paling, palisade, pickets, posts, rampart, shield, stakes, stockade, stop