Usually means: Infield baseball position between second, third.
Definitions Related words Mentions Lyrics History
We found 27 dictionaries that define the word shortstop:

General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. shortstop: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. shortstop: Merriam-Webster
  3. shortstop: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. shortstop: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. shortstop: Collins English Dictionary
  6. shortstop: Vocabulary.com
  7. Shortstop, shortstop: Wordnik
  8. shortstop: Wiktionary
  9. shortstop: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. shortstop: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. shortstop: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. shortstop: Dictionary.com
  13. shortstop (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. shortstop: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Shortstop (album), Shortstop: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Shortstop: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. shortstop: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. shortstop: Rhymezone
  19. Shortstop: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. shortstop: FreeDictionary.org
  21. shortstop: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. shortstop: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shortstop: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shortstop: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Space and Electronic Warfare Lexicon (No longer online)

(Note: See shortstops as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
noun:  (figuratively) A nimble defender.
noun:  (gambling) A player who is short of money.
verb:  Alternative form of short-stop (to play shortstop). [To stop (a process, trip, trajectory, etc.} before it complete; to cause to stop short.]
verb:  Alternative form of short-stop (to cause to stop short). [To stop (a process, trip, trajectory, etc.} before it complete; to cause to stop short.]

Similar:

Opposite:

Adjectives:



Word origin

Words similar to shortstop

Usage examples for shortstop

Idioms related to shortstop

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing shortstop

Words that often appear near shortstop

Rhymes of shortstop

Invented words related to shortstop

Similar:

Opposite:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux