fill the gap
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- closeNearby or to shut
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- plugSomething that blocks openings
span · void · hole · missing · connect · space · shortage · interim · stopgap · patch · cover · blank · leap · shortfall · substitute · temporary · overlap · stretch
completion vs. creation of absence
fill the gapempty
Holding nothing inside
hollow out · vacate · deplete · open up · drain
connection vs. separation
fill the gapseparate
To set apart
disconnect · drive a wedge · divide · sever · split apart