Short-stop

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shortstop \Short"stop`\, n. (Baseball)
     The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and
     third bases.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  short-stop
       n : an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn: {stop
           bath}, {short-stop bath}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shortstop
       n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
       2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who
          is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base [syn: {short}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "shortstop":
     amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman,
     batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, catcher, center, coach,
     competitor, cricketer, defensive lineman, end, footballer,
     games-player, gamester, guard, infielder, jock, jumper, lineman,
     offensive lineman, outfield, outfielder, player, poloist,
     professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, racer, skater, sport,
     sportsman, tackle, tailback, toxophilite, wingback, wrestler