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Noun: stopgap  'stóp,gap
  1. Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    - makeshift, make-do

Derived forms: stopgaps

Type of: expedient

Encyclopedia: Stopgap

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stop order
stop over
stop payment
stop press
stop sign
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stop watch
stopcock
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stopgap
stop-leak
stoplight
stop-limit order
stop-loss order
stopover
stoppable
stoppage
stoppage time
Stoppard
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