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"Alternative form of short-stop (to play shortstop)."
],
"links": [
[
"short-stop",
"short-stop#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "to cause to stop short",
"word": "short-stop"
}
],
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1978, Carol D. Jori, “Container Revolution in Bremerhaven”, in Sealift, page 18:",
"text": "They will be shortstopped in the port for lease by the government, then continue their journey by military train.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2006, Oskar Nuyken, Neodymium Based Ziegler Catalysts - Fundamental Chemistry, page 64:",
"text": "In the polymerization of BD by Ti-, Co- and Ni-based catalyst systems the polymerization has to be shortstopped at a specific monomer conversion in order to avoid the formation of gel.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2008, Gary Linderer, Phantom Warriors, page 148:",
"text": "Although he successfully shortstopped the assault on his two teammates, the enemy soldiers now concentrated their fire directly on him.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of short-stop (to cause to stop short)."
],
"links": [
[
"short-stop",
"short-stop#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "shortstop"
}
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