the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > be or become connected [verb (intransitive)] > connect to give continuity (1)
to bridge (also close) a gap1879
Phrases. to stop, to fill (inor up), to supply a gap: to make up a deficiency, supply a want, fill a vacant space. Also, to bridge (also close) a gap.