gap

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gæp/
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• Rhymes: -æp

[edit] 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.

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• (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):

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[edit] Verb

to 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.

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