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▸ noun: (figuratively)
▸ noun: Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (specifically) A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.
▸ adjective: Short-term; temporary.
▸ adjective: Filling a gap or pause.
▸ verb: (transitive) To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
▸ verb: (specifically) To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.
Similar:
makeshift,
gap fill,
filler,
spackling,
stop log,
crack,
chock,
crevasse,
clearance hole,
back-fill,
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