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 Definitions of stopgap  [ˈstɒpˌgæp]  

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Definition of 'stopgap' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) stopgap
something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift.

2. (adj.) stopgap
serving as a stopgap:
a stopgap solution.

Etymology:  (1525–35)

Definition of 'stopgap' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) makeshift, stopgap, make-do
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency


Translation of 'stopgap' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency
He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: noodgeval Arabic flag Arabic: بَديل مُؤَقَّت لِسَد الفَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: временен заместник
Brazilian flag Brazilian: de improviso Czech flag Czech: zatímní náhrada German flag German: dieÜberbrückung, Überbrüc
Danish flag Danish: midlertidig et eller ande Greek flag Greek: προσωρινή λύση σε κατάστα Spanish flag Spanish: sustituto
Estonian flag Estonian: asetäitja, ajutine Farsi flag Farsi: جانشين موقت Finnish flag Finnish: vara-
French flag French: bouche-trou; intérimaire Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְמַלֵא מָקוֹם זְמַנִי Hindi flag Hindi: काम चलाऊ प्रबन्धअन्त:काली
Croatian flag Croatian: zakrpa, privremena zamjen Hungarian flag Hungarian: kisegítő megoldás Indonesian flag Indonesian: pengisi kekosongan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sem er settur/notaður til Italian flag Italian: tappabuchi, ripiego Japanese flag Japanese: まにあわせ(の)
Korean flag Korean: 임시변통, 미봉책 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: laikinas pakaitalas Latvian flag Latvian: pagaidu aizstājējs; pagai
Malay flag Malay: pengganti sementara Dutch flag Dutch: noodoplossing Norwegian flag Norwegian: nødhjelp/-løsning; midler
Polish flag Polish: zastępstwo Portuguese flag Portuguese: expediente de ocasião Russian flag Russian: временная замена; затычка
Slovak flag Slovak: dočasná náhrada; provizór Slovenian flag Slovenian: mašilo; začasna rešitev Serbian flag Serbian: privremeno sredstvo
Swedish flag Swedish: tillfällig ersättning Thai flag Thai: สิ่งทดแทน Turkish flag Turkish: geçici kimse/çözüm
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 臨時代替者或代用品 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: заміна; затичка Urdu flag Urdu: عارضی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: người, vật thay thế tạm t Chinese flag Chinese: 临时代替者或代用品

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