gap

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡæp/

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• Rhymes: -æp

Noun

gap (plural gaps)

1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting

   a gap in a fence

   He made a gap by kicking a weak spot.

2. An opening allowing passage or entrance

   We can slip through that gap.

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.

   I'm taking a gap.

6. A mountain or hill pass.

   The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.

7. (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.

8. (baseball) The regions between the outfielders.

   Jones doubled through the gap.

9. (Australian) (for medical or pharmacy items) the difference between the cost of an item and what the medical insurers will pay for.

Synonyms

• (opening made by breaking or parting): break, hole, rip, split, tear, rift, chasm, fissure
• (opening allowing passage or entrance): break, clearing, hole, opening
• (opening that implies a breach or defect): space
• (vacant space or time): window
• (hiatus): hiatus
• (mountain pass): col, neck, pass
• (in baseball):

Derived terms

• gap year

Translations

opening made by breaking or parting

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: aukko (fi) French: brèche (fr) f., écart (fr) m. German: Spalte (de) f., Ritz (de) m., Ritze (de) f.

Greek: κενό (el) (kenó) n. Portuguese: fenda (pt) f. Spanish: brecha (es) f. Swahili: mwanya (sw)

opening allowing passage or entrance

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: otvor (cs) m. Finnish: aukko (fi) French: trouée (fr) f. German: Spalt (de) m.

Greek: κενό (el) (kenó) n. Hungarian: hézag (hu) Polish: szczelina f. Portuguese: brecha (pt) f. Spanish: brecha (es) f. Swahili: mwanya (sw)

opening that implies a breach or defect

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: aukko (fi) Greek: κενό (el) (kenó) n.

Hungarian: hézag (hu) Polish: szpara f., dziura f., szczelina f. Swahili: mwanya (sw)

vacant space or time

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: aukko (fi) French: solution de continuité (fr)

Greek: κενό (el) (kenó) n. Polish: przerwa f., okienko n. Swahili: mwanya (sw)

hiatus — see hiatus

mountain pass

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: sola (fi)

French: col (fr) m. Swahili: mwanya (sw)

in baseball

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: aukkopaikka (fi)

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Bulgarian: дупка f., пролука f., промеждутък m., интервал m. Spanish: hueco m., abertura f.

Verb

gap (third-person singular simple present 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. To check the size of a gap.

   I gapped all the sparkplugs in my car then realized I used the wrong manual and had made them too small.

Translations

to notch

Finnish: tehdä (fi) merkki (fi)

French: entailler (fr)

to breach

Finnish: tehdä (fi) aukko (fi)

French: trouer (fr)

to check the size of a gap

Finnish: tarkistaa (fi) aukko (fi)

Anagrams

• AGP
• GPA
• PGA

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑp

Verb

gap

1. first-person singular present indicative of gappen.
2. imperative of gappen.