English
gap
see also: Gap, GAP
Pronunciation Etymology 1

From Middle English gap, gappe, from Old Norse gap, from gapa, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-.

Noun

gap (plural gaps)

  1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
    He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
  2. An opening allowing passage or entrance.
    We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
  3. An opening that implies a breach or defect.
    There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
  4. A vacant space or time.
    I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
  5. A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
    I'm taking a gap.
    You must wait for a gap in the traffic before crossing the road.
  6. A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
    Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.
    Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
    She has a gap in her teeth. (see also gap-toothed)
  7. A mountain or hill pass.
    The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
  8. (Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
    At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
  9. (baseball) The regions between the outfielders.
    Jones doubled through the gap.
  10. (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.
  11. (AU) (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
  12. (genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
  13. (slang, euphemistic) The vagina.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:vagina
Synonyms Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations Verb

gap (gaps, present participle gapping; simple past and past participle gapped)

  1. (transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.
  2. (transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.
  3. (transitive) To check the size of a gap.
    I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.
  4. (transitive, intransitive, slang, especially, video games, racing) To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.
  5. (New Zealand, slang) To leave suddenly.
Translations Translations Noun

gap (plural gaps)

  1. Alternative form of gup elected head of a gewog in Bhutan
Etymology 3

A variant of gape.

Verb

gap (gaps, present participle gapping; simple past and past participle gapped)

  1. (intransitive, transitive, US, slang, dated) To stare or gape.
Gap
Etymology

Borrowed from French Gap.

Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. A town/non-city capital in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
GAP
Proper noun
  1. Initialism of w:Great Ape Project


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