temp

noun

1. temporary(def 2).

verb (used without object)

2. to work as a temporary.

1. temperature.
2. temporary.
3. in the time of.

noun

1. a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis

verb

2. (intr) to work as a temp

abbreviation for

1. temperate
2. temperature
3. temporary
4. tempore

1909 (adj.), 1932 (n.), American English, shortened form of temporary (job, employee, etc.). abbr.

1. temperature
2. temporal