backstop
/ˈbæk.stɒp/ verb C2- To serve as backstop for.
- To bolster, support.
He/she/it backstops · Past backstopped · Past participle backstopped · -ing form backstopping
Verb forms
- Base form
- backstop
- He/she/it
- backstops
- Past
- backstopped
- Past participle
- backstopped
- -ing form
- backstopping
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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