Definition of GAP

gap

Plural: gaps

Noun

  • a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
    • "gap between income and outgo"
  • an open or empty space in or between things
    • "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
  • a narrow opening
  • a pass between mountain peaks
  • a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
  • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    • "there was a gap in his account"
  • 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.
  • A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
  • The regions between the outfielders.
  • The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
  • The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
  • An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
  • The vagina.
  • Alternative form of gup (elected head of a gewog in Bhutan)

Verb

Verb Forms: gapped, gapping, gaps

  • To make an opening or breach in something.
  • make an opening or gap in
  • To notch, as a sword or knife.
  • To make an opening in; to breach.
  • To check the size of a gap.
  • To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.
  • To leave suddenly.
  • To fall or spill open so as to leave a gap.
  • To stare or gape.

Examples

  • At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
  • Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
  • He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
  • He needed to GAP the board to create space for a long word.
  • I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.
  • I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
  • I'm taking a gap.
  • Jones doubled through the gap.
  • She has a gap in her teeth.
  • The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
  • Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.
  • There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
  • We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
  • You must wait for a gap in the traffic before crossing the road.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gap, gappe, from Old Norse gap (“an empty space, gap, chasm”), from gapa (“to gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to open wide, gape”). Related to Danish gab (“an expanse, space, gap”), Old English ġeap (“open space, expanse”); compare English gape.

Synonyms

breach, break, col, crack, disruption, interruption, opening, spread, Grand Canyon, Virginia, axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bush, cavern, chasm, clearing, clunge, coin slot, cooch, coochie, cookie, cooter, cooze, crevice, cunny, cunt, fanny, fish lips, fissure, foo-foo, front bottom, front bum, front hole, gash, ginch, girl, hiatus, hole, honeypot, hoo-ha, innie, interim, interspace, juice box, kebab, kitty, la-la, love box, love tunnel, minge, minnie, monosyllable, moocha, muff, muffin, neck, nonny, pass, pause, pee-pee, penis fly trap, pink, pink bits, poontang, pump, punani, pussy, quim, rift, rip, sausage wallet, sheath, slit, snapper, snatch, space, split, squish mitten, stench trench, strange, sugar walls, tear, trap, tuppence, twat, twinkle, va-jay-jay, vadge, vag, vagina, vaginer, vertical smile, vulva, wee-wee, whisker biscuit, window, wizard's sleeve

Scrabble Score: 6

gap: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gap: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gap: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

gap: valid Words With Friends Word