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gap
[ gap ]
noun
- a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus:
a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory.
Synonyms: lull, interlude, break, interstice, pause
- a wide divergence or difference; disparity:
the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions.
- a difference or disparity in attitudes, perceptions, character, or development, or a lack of confidence or understanding, perceived as creating a problem:
the technology gap; a communications gap.
- a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge.
- Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a mountain pass:
the Cumberland Gap.
- Aeronautics. the distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it.
verb (used with object)
, gapped, gap·ping.
- to make a gap, opening, or breach in.
verb (used without object)
, gapped, gap·ping.
- to come open or apart; form or show a gap.
gap
/ ɡæp /
noun
- a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc
- a break in continuity; interruption; hiatus
there is a serious gap in the accounts
- a break in a line of hills or mountains affording a route through
- a gorge or ravine
- a divergence or difference; disparity
there is a gap between his version of the event and hers
the generation gap
- electronics
- a break in a magnetic circuit that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit
- See spark gap
- bridge a gap or close a gap or fill a gap or stop a gapto remedy a deficiency
verb
- tr to make a breach or opening in
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Derived Forms
- ˈgappy, adjective
- ˈgapless, adjective
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Other Words From
- gapless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gap1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old Norse: “chasm”; akin to Old Norse gapa “to open the mouth wide” ( gape ( def ) )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gap1
C14: from Old Norse gap chasm; related to gapa to gape , Swedish gap, Danish gab open mouth, opening
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