To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).
To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.
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.
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.
A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.
Short-term; temporary.
Filling a gap or pause.