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STOPGAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stopgap mean? 

STOPGAP (noun)
  The noun STOPGAP has 1 sense:

1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergencyplay

  Familiarity information: STOPGAP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STOPGAP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

make-do; makeshift; stopgap

Hypernyms ("stopgap" is a kind of...):

expedient (a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one)


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