shortstop
Noun
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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.
- (gambling) A player who is short of money.
- 1981, Sam Grafstein, Dice Doctor
- The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game.
- 1981, Sam Grafstein, Dice Doctor
- French: arrêt-court
- Italian: interbase
- Portuguese: interbases
- Spanish: campo corto, parador en corto, torpedero
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