Last Updated :2025/11/20

stopgap

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Noun
rare figuratively
Japanese Meaning
一時的・仮置きの代替品、応急措置としての手段 / 隙間や穴を塞ぐもの、埋めるもの / 会話の沈黙を埋めるためのつなぎ言葉
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彼女は本格的な修理ができるまで、古い布をパイプに栓として詰めた。

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(rare) That which stops up or fills a gap or hole. / Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.

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stopgap

She jammed an old rag into the pipe as a stopgap until a proper repair could be made.

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She jammed an old rag into the pipe as a stopgap until a proper repair could be made.

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