SHORTSTOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shortstop mean? 

• SHORTSTOP (noun)
  The noun SHORTSTOP has 2 senses:

1. (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

  Familiarity information: SHORTSTOP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORTSTOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("shortstop" is a kind of...):

infielder ((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

short; shortstop

Hypernyms ("shortstop" is a kind of...):

position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)

Holonyms ("shortstop" is a member of...):

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)