Stop-gap

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of stopgap. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "[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."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of stopgap. UK, alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of stopgap. UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Synonyms

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make-domakeshiftmakeshiftactionad hocad hoc measure

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"[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."

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