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stop-gap
 

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Noun stop-gap has 1 sense
  1. makeshift, stopgap - something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    --1 is a kind of expedient

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Stop-gap

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A temporary measure or solution used to fill a gap or meet an urgent need.

Example sentence: The company hired temporary employees as a stop-gap measure during the busy holiday season.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Serving as a temporary solution or method to bridge a gap.

Example sentence: The stop-gap solution patched the problem temporarily until a permanent fix could be implemented.

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