stopgap
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: The noun is derived from stop (“to close or block (an opening)”) + gap, from the phrase to stop a gap. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun, and the verb is derived from the noun.
Compound parts: stop
gap
Inflected forms:
form: stopgaps
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: stop-gap
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: stuff gap
pos: noun
tags: alternative
rare
form: stop-gap
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: stopgaps
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: stopgapping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: stopgapped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: stopgapped
pos: verb
tags: past
form: stop-gap
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
pos: noun
tags: rare
examples: [A] bit of ink and paper which has long been an innocent wrapping or stop-gap may at last be laid open under the one pair of eyes which have knowledge enough to turn it into the opening of a catastrophe.
gloss: Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
gloss: A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
examples: The small company used their old product with a few kludged enhancements as a stopgap until they could develop a new product.
Perhaps I shall be told that this wintry exhibition is a mere stopgap and makeshift, until a fresh supply of bright new paintings can be procured, and that it is ultra vires to obtain such for love or money before the merry month of May.
It is often argued that the HST saved BR's InterCity market. It was only ever intended as a stopgap, but it proved to be a winner.
gloss: A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
specifically
examples: As witness the following. Mr Strudwick, the regular master of the form, happened on one occasion to be away for a couple of days, and a stop-gap was put in in his place. The name of the stop-gap was Mr Somerville Smith. He and Farnie exchanged an unspoken declaration of war almost immediately.
gloss: Short-term; temporary.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent.
gloss: Filling a gap or pause.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
specifically
Synonyms: interim
Related words: tideover
impromptu
hold over
tide over
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: временна мярка
roman: vremenna mjarka
lang: Catalan
word: tapaforats
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 權宜之計 /权宜之计
roman: quányízhījì
lang: Czech
word: provizorium
lang: Dutch
word: lapmiddel
lang: Finnish
word: hätävara
lang: French
word: bouche-trou
lang: French
word: pis-aller
lang: French
word: rustine
lang: German
word: Lückenbüßer
lang: German
word: Lückenfüller
lang: German
word: Lochstopfer
lang: German
word: Notlösung
lang: Hungarian
word: sufnituning
lang: Ido
word: remediacho
lang: Italian
word: palliativo
lang: Japanese
word: 対症療法
lang: Japanese
word: 對症療法
roman: taishō ryōhō
lang: Latvian
word: tapa
lang: Polish
word: prowizorka
lang: Polish
word: zapchajdziura
lang: Spanish
word: paños calientes
lang: Spanish
word: paliativo
lang: Spanish
word: parche
lang: Spanish
word: remiendo
lang: Dutch
word: lapzalven