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Noun: shortstop  'short,stóp
  1. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
    "The shortstop made a spectacular diving catch";
    - short
     
  2. (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
    "The shortstop made a spectacular diving catch to end the inning"
Noun: short-stop  'short,stóp
  1. An acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
    "The photographer immersed the film in a short-stop to halt the developing process";
    - stop bath, short-stop bath

Derived forms: short-stops, shortstops

Type of: developer, infielder, position

Part of: baseball team

Encyclopedia: Shortstop

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