1. Baseball. - the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.
- a fielder who covers this position.
2. Also called
shortstop bath.
Photography, stop bath.
Examples from the web for shortstop
- All three spent significant time in their careers playing the shortstop position.
- There are some days in which he imagines he is playing shortstop.
- The second baseman asked to be traded in spring training because he wanted to play shortstop instead.
- His team is comprised of a motley group of uninspired ball players with a dog-Snoopy-as shortstop.
- Polymerization is conducted in a series of reactors using initiators and catalysts and is terminated with a shortstop solution.
- To use a sports metaphor, a great shortstop does not make a great baseball team.
British Dictionary definitions for shortstop
noun 1. (
baseball)
- the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate
- the player at this position
Word Origin and History for shortstop
n. 1837, from short (adj.) + stop (n.). In cricket, there also is a longstop.
Slang definitions & phrases for shortstop
shortstop
verb - To take food being passed to someone else at the table
- To wait on another salesperson's customer (1940s+)