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temp en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /tɛmp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of temperature.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of temperature.
    • “All brake temps except the one are in the yellow and climbing. You'll get the warning light soon,” was the flight engineer's response. The one brake temp that was okay was the brake on the blown tire. 2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 30, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024:

Forms

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temps Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

spike a temp · temp play · overtemp · room temp

temp en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /tɛmp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of temperature.

Meanings

  1. To measure or check the temperature of something, especially food or equipment in a commercial kitchen.
    • Our dairy section coolers have been temping at 50 degrees for two hours and the product is temping at 45. 2025 July 25, Reddit:
    • The produce walk in is temping at between 42-46° and I let management know but nobody seemed too pressed about it. Days later it’s still the same problem 2023 February 25, Reddit:

Forms

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temping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
temps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
temped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
temped Tense=Past lexicographic

temp en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /tɛmp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See temp.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of temp. (“in the time of”).
    alt of temp.

temp en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /tɛmp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of temporary.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of temporary.
    alt of temporary
    • Consequently, the unit executes and places the result in a temp register. 2001, John Y. Hsu, Computer Architecture: Software Aspects, Coding, and Hardware:

temp en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /tɛmp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of temporary.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Synonym of temporary (“short-term employee”).
  2. (informal) Synonym of temporary (“short-term variable”).
    • That is, r-values include numeric constants, nonaddressable local variables (temps) […] 2014, Andrew W. Appel, Program Logics for Certified Compilers, page 162:

Forms

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temps Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

temp agency · permatemp

Synonyms

temporary · temporary

Translations (21)

fr employé temporaire (temporary employee) · ko 임시 직원 (temporary employee) · cmn 臨時工 /临时工 (temporary employee) · de Leiharbeiter (temporary employee) · ru вре́менный сотру́дник (temporary employee) · de Leiharbeiterin (temporary employee) · ru вре́менный рабо́тник (temporary employee) · ja 臨時雇い (temporary employee) · ru вре́менная сотру́дница (temporary employee) · cmn 臨時雇員 /临时雇员 (temporary employee) · es temporero (temporary employee) · ko 림시 직원 (temporary employee) · fi pätkätyöläinen (temporary employee) · ru вре́менная рабо́тница (temporary employee) · ca temporer (temporary employee) · fr intérimaire (temporary employee) · ca temporera (temporary employee) · sv vikarie (temporary employee) · cs brigádník (temporary employee) · fi määräaikainen (temporary employee) · fr employée temporaire (temporary employee)

temp en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /tɛmp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of temporary.

Meanings

  1. (informal, transitive) To work as a temporary employee.
    • --I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays. 2007, The Savages, 01:24:50

Forms

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temps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
temping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
temped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
temped Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (8)

cmn 打零工 (to work as a temporary employee) · es trabajar temporáneamente (to work as a temporary employee) · de jobben (to work as a temporary employee) · es laburar temporeramente (to work as a temporary employee) · sv vikariera (to work as a temporary employee) · es chambear temporariamente (to work as a temporary employee) · cs brigádničit (to work as a temporary employee) · sv vicka (to work as a temporary employee)