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Webster 1913 Edition

Shortstop

Short′stopˊ

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Noun.

(Baseball)

The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and third bases.

Definition 2024

shortstop

shortstop

See also: short stop and short-stop

English

Noun

shortstop ‎(plural shortstops)

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.
(figuratively) A nimble defender.
I'll play shortstop when we make our proposal.

See also

Anagrams

stop short

Translations

baseball position

Catalan: interbase (ca) m, f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 游擊手 ‎(yóujīshǒu)
Czech: spojka (cs)
Finnish: sortti (fi), polttaja (fi)
French: arrêt-court (fr)

Italian: interbase
Japanese: ショート (ja) ‎(shōto), 遊撃手 (ja) ‎(ゆうげきしゅ, yūgekishu),
Korean: 유격수 (ko) ‎(yugyeoksu)
Portuguese: interbases
Spanish: campo corto m, parador en corto m, torpedero m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English

Noun

shortstop m ‎(plural shortstops)

(baseball) shortstop