Hyphenation of stopgap

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word stopgap? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

stop-gap

Definitions of stopgap:

1.	Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Synonyms of stopgap:

noun	makeshift, expedient

Last hyphenations of this language

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