"stand in the gap" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stand in the gap.ogg [Australia] Forms: stands in the gap [present, singular, third-person], standing in the gap [participle, present], stood in the gap [participle, past], stood in the gap [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> in the gap}} stand in the gap (third-person singular simple present stands in the gap, present participle standing in the gap, simple past and past participle stood in the gap)
  1. (idiomatic) To expose oneself for the protection of something; to make defence against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stand_in_the_gap-en-verb-O7wYSB8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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