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GAPE
gape
(noun) a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
gape
(noun) an expression of openmouthed astonishment
goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
(verb) look with amazement; look stupidly
gape, yawn, yaw
(verb) be wide open; “the deep gaping canyon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
gape (third-person singular simple present gapes, present participle gaping, simple past and past participle gaped)
(intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
(intransitive) To stare in wonder.
(intransitive) To open wide; to display a gap.
(intransitive) Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
Noun
gape (countable and uncountable, plural gapes)
(uncommon) An act of gaping; a yawn.
A large opening.
(uncountable) A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
The width of an opening.
(zoology) The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.
Anagrams
• PAGE, Page, page, peag
Source: Wiktionary
Gape (; in Eng, commonly ; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gaped ( or ); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaping] Etym: [OE. gapen, AS. geapan to open; akin to D. gapen to gape, G. gaffen, Icel. & Sw. gapa, Dan. gabe; cf. Skr. jabh to snap at, open the mouth. Cf. Gaby, Gap.]
1. To open the mouth wide; as: (a) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape. Dryden. (b) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift. (c) Showing self-forgetfulness in surprise, astonishment, expectation, etc. With gaping wonderment had stared aghast. Byron. (d) Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome. They have gaped upon me with their mouth. Job xvi. 10.
2. To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus. May that ground gape and swallow me alive! Shak.
3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at. The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes. Denham.
Syn.
– To gaze; stare; yawn. See Gaze.
Gape, n.
1. The act of gaping; a yawn. Addison.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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