GAP

break, interruption, disruption, gap

(noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; “it was presented without commercial breaks”; “there was a gap in his account”

gap, crack

(noun) a narrow opening; “he opened the window a crack”

gap, spread

(noun) a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; “gap between income and outgo”; “the spread between lending and borrowing costs”

gap

(noun) a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

col, gap

(noun) a pass between mountain peaks

opening, gap

(noun) an open or empty space in or between things; “there was a small opening between the trees”; “the explosion made a gap in the wall”

gap, breach

(verb) make an opening or gap in

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

gap (plural gaps)

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

An opening that implies a breach or defect.

A vacant space or time.

A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

A mountain or hill pass.

(Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

(baseball) The regions between the outfielders.

(Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

(AU) (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

(genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

Synonyms

• (opening made by breaking or parting): break, hole, rip, split, tear, rift, chasm, fissure

• (opening allowing passage or entrance): break, clearing, hole, opening; see also hole

• (opening that implies a breach or defect): space

• (vacant space or time): break, space, window; see also interspace or interim

• (hiatus): hiatus; see also pause

• (mountain pass): col, neck, pass

• (in baseball)

Hyponyms

• air gap

• bomber gap

• credibility gap

• gender gap

• generation gap

• missile gap

• pay gap

• prime gap

• spark gap

Verb

gap (third-person singular simple present gaps, present participle gapping, simple past and past participle gapped)

(transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.

(transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.

(transitive) To check the size of a gap.

Etymology 2

Noun

gap (plural gaps)

Alternative form of gup (elected head of a gewog in Bhutan)

Anagrams

• AGP, APG, GPA, PAG, PGA, Pag

Etymology

Proper noun

Gap

A town, the non-city capital of Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Anagrams

• AGP, APG, GPA, PAG, PGA, Pag

Proper noun

GAP

Initialism of Great Ape Project.

Anagrams

• AGP, APG, GPA, PAG, PGA, Pag

Source: Wiktionary

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Gap, n. Etym: [OE. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space, Sw. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS. geap expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See Gape.]

Definition: An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass. Miseries ensued by the opening of that gap. Knolles. It would make a great gap in your own honor. Shak. Gap lathe (Mach.), a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.

– To stand in the gap, to expose one's self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.

– To stop a gap, to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.

Gap, v. t.

1. To notch, as a sword or knife.

2. To make an opening in; to breach. Their masses are gapp'd with our grape. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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