Noun: shortstop 'short,stóp
- 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
- (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
"The shortstop made a spectacular diving catch to end the inning"
- 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
Short-stop