HyperDic: stopgap

English > 1 sense of the word stopgap:
NOUNactstopgap, makeshift, make-dosomething contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
stopgap > pronunciation
Soundsstaa'pgae.p
Rhymesbackslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep...
English > stopgap: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningSomething contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.
Synonymsmakeshift, make-do
BroaderexpedientA means to an end
Spanishmedida provisional

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